Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 55 Daddy, you didn’t let me say it!
"Madam Miao, I'm going to court today!"

After returning, Zhao Xin said this with a happy face.

Madam Miao glanced at him, then turned away from where she was sitting on the stool and ignored him.

"Mrs. Miao, why are you ignoring me?"

After Zhao Xin called her twice in a row.

Madam Miao then said, "Who said before that you don't need me?"

Zhao Xin then remembered that he seemed to have said something like this this morning.

This time I attended the court, it felt like it was just another day.

Then he said, "Mrs. Miao and I were just teasing you!"

Seeing that she didn't look really angry, and who would be angry with a child, he continued: "Madam Miao, I made six suggestions to the court today!"

Madam Miao was naturally thinking in her heart, you still have six suggestions.

"Don't make any random suggestions."

soon……

Zhao Zhen came back a step later than Zhao Xin.

Because Zhao Xin ran back, while his father walked slowly step by step.

Although a countermeasure has been put forward for the negotiations, no one knows what the next result will be until the outcome of the talks is fully determined.

therefore……

How could Zhao Zhen feel at ease about this?

So, when she saw that the emperor still had a sad face, Miao Niang took a teapot and a cup, and poured tea for the emperor who was sitting there, while asking: "Why is the emperor so sad? Is it because he is here to disrupt the court?"

It would have been better if he hadn't said this. After he heard it, Zhao Zhen remembered that Zhao Xin was not talented enough to lead the army.

but……

Don't be in a hurry to spank him just yet.

Zhao Zhen had no idea whether he could negotiate peace with the Liao Kingdom.

Then he asked Zhao Xin: "Zui Xinglai, do you think this peace talk will be successful?"

Madam Miao also glanced at the father and son inconspicuously.

This……

Why are you suddenly serious?

In fact, Zhao Xin didn’t know whether it would succeed.

However, he knew that the Northern Song Dynasty was definitely not destroyed by the Liao Kingdom.

It’s the golden man!
therefore……

There is a high probability that the peace talks this time will be about buying peace with money.

Besides, didn’t the envoy from Liao say that if they didn’t cede land, they would give money and marry a princess to them? That’s what they said.

There is no doubt that the peace talks will be successful. It just depends on how much money will be paid.

then……

Zhao Xin asked, "What is the relationship between Li Yuanhao of Xixia and the ruler of Liao?"

Zhao Zhen replied: "The friendship between uncle and nephew."

Zhao Xin replied, "Fathers and sons can kill each other, so what does the relationship between uncle and nephew count for? The key is whether they have common interests." Zhao Zhen asked, "What common interests?"

Zhao Xin: "What is Li Yuanhao's goal?"

Zhao Zhen: "In order to enter the Central Plains."

Zhao Xin: "What about Liao?"

Zhao Zhen: "I also want to break in..."

Zhao Xin: "So, both of them want to enter the Central Plains. They have common interests, but neither of them wants to be a stepping stone. Otherwise, if they united earlier, the Song Dynasty would have been unable to resist."

"Right now, the best thing for the Liao ruler to do is to do nothing and just watch us fight Xixia. This is the wisest choice."

"It would be unwise to do this myself."

"Moreover... even if we have to personally take action, we have to wait until Li Yuanhao can really enter the Central Plains. The people of the Song Dynasty are not willing to accept Li Yuanhao's rule. By then, this will become a burden to Li Yuanhao. The leader of the Liao Kingdom can then advance from the north and west and directly attack Li Yuanhao's base camp. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone and achieving multiple goals at one stroke?"

"How many troops does the Song Dynasty have now?"

Zhao Zhen said, "More than one million."

This is true!
And there are more than 800,000 imperial guards alone.

Zhao Xin said, "So, even if there are a million pigs, the Liao Kingdom is not so easy to kill. As long as you, Dad, fight to the death! Don't think about surrendering. Whether it is the Liao Kingdom or the Western Xia, it will definitely not be so easy to defeat our Song Dynasty."

"Not to mention, even though the Song Dynasty is not good at fighting and has hardly ever won against Li Yuanhao, that's because our soldiers don't know their generals, and our generals don't know their soldiers. There's a problem with the command, not the people."

"If there is a problem with the command, there is still hope, but if there is a problem with the person, there is really no hope."

"That's why I said I want to lead the troops."

"If I were the leader, we would never have lost so badly."

"Even if the soldiers of the Song Dynasty died in battle instead of surrendering, even if the Liao Kingdom could really defeat us, it would be a lose-lose situation with heavy casualties on both sides."

"Wouldn't that mean Li Yuanhao got the upper hand?"

"As long as Fu Bi can explain all these things to the ruler of Liao when he is on his diplomatic mission, then this peace talk will surely be successful."

After Zhao Zhen heard what he said, he stared at him for a long time before asking, "Then why didn't you tell Fu Bi about this just now?"

Zhao Xin also replied: "Dad, you didn't let me say it! And I thought... In order to solve the border troubles of my Song Dynasty, the key to the problem is that you want me to lead an elite army. It's better to have a black armor army like Emperor Taizong Wen! And choose a few Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde, Zhai Changsun, and Zhang Shigui for me. Of course, I can choose them myself, and you don't need to choose them. Dad, you just need to bring them to me and I can choose them myself. In this way... my Song Dynasty will no longer be afraid of Li Yuanhao and the Liao Kingdom."

"When the time comes, Dad, you can give me the title of General of Heavenly Strategy! Then it won't be impossible for me to expand the territory."

Zhao Zhen couldn't bear it anymore!

He immediately took off Zhao Xin's pants and said, "I told you to say it now!"

While beating him, he sent someone to summon Fu Bi back to the palace.

Tonight, they will continue to discuss it in detail.

Fu Bi just returned home.

Before he could even sit down to comfort himself, he was called back by the messenger from the palace.

His family was also quite worried about his mission.

He said, "I heard that the Liao people are all beasts and like to be unreasonable. I heard that they will kill people at will. When you go there, you must be very careful. The same goes for Lu Yijian. If he hadn't recommended you, you wouldn't have to go! They are clearly seeking revenge for you! Revenge for taking his people."

Fu Bi said, "The lord is worried and the ministers are humiliated. Now is the time when the country needs me. How can I be afraid of death? Okay, stop talking about this. I need to go to the palace. Don't discuss this with others."

After having his wife put on clothes, shoes and hats for him, Fu Bi went into the palace.

(End of this chapter)