The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Chapter 135: Difficult

Two days later, Zhao Qiong followed the caravan to the post road in Xixia. The road was bustling with cars and horses, which made people feel the illusion of returning to the pass. Due to the influence of the Song and Xia war, Gaochang, Kucha, Dashiguo, and Xiaoshiguo

The Western Regions countries such as Ganzhou and Shazhou lost the traditional market in the Central Plains and had to turn to the Liao Kingdom to find new trade markets there, but they had to cross the Xia territory to reach it. In addition, since Liao enthroned Xia as king,

After Li Jiqian, all the kings of Xixia married princesses of the Liao Dynasty and often maintained close relationships. Envoys from both sides frequently made frequent exchanges on this post road, so this post road connecting Xia and Liao became the "Monan Commercial Road", with

A momentary prosperity came.

On that day, the caravan slept at Hengshui Post. To the east was the post road leading to Liao Kingdom. To the south, you can reach the prefectures of Song Dynasty, and it is only one day away from Yeli Military Supervisor Mansion. The post offices of Xia Kingdom are also

There is no big difference from the Song Dynasty. If you want to enter and live, you have to ask for a "ticket" issued by the government. But ordinary caravans don't have that thing, so a large number of private inns, hotels, restaurants and restaurants appeared around the inn.

, serving merchants from all over the world.

The caravan lived in a restaurant that was considered a large scale here. Zhao Qiong was also liberated and did not have to sleep in the big shop at night. He moved into a private courtyard. After taking the first hot bath these days, he ate.

After lying on the mattress of silk tundra, he didn't need to ask how he could get such good care, of course it was because this was the industry of the Northwest Caravan, and the shopkeeper was naturally a group of intelligence personnel from Huang Jingchen.

The main dish of 'Siyi Hotel' is Song-style dishes, and the decoration is of course also the style of the Song Dynasty, attracting those business trips and envoys from various countries who want to experience the 'exotic style', and obtain the Western Xia, Liao and the Western Regions countries.

The news provided convenience. This place became an important intelligence transfer station for them in Xixia. The hotel managers include both the intelligence officers of the Imperial City Department and the intelligence officers of the "hidden arrows". They belong to two systems and each other.

They do not belong to each other and do not know their respective identities. The caravan is their common main information transmission channel, while they all belong to a big boss.

The intelligence officers of the Imperial City Department were led by Shunzi and Fengxi in the past. Shunzi was mainly responsible for the intelligence work in the capital, targeting the intelligence work in the palace, the central and northern parts of the court; Fengxi's main energy was still focused on Xiangyi and

In charge of intelligence work in the south. Now Zhao Xiao has arrived at the border. In order to facilitate work, he has set up the Northwest Intelligence Station and nominally re-attached to Huang Jingchen's leadership, but Zhao Xin is actually responsible, so Zhao Xiao has some things unknown.

In the case, I don’t want him to know the existence of another system.

When I arrived at my own territory, I naturally didn't have to think about the tension a few days ago. Zhao Xin asked the shopkeeper to find a doctor to diagnose the prince again, grabbed the medicine, and then boiled it with his own hands, served the prince to take it, and collected the shopkeeper's collection in recent days.

The information was handed over to the prince, and he learned from it that the Xuanfu envoy sent by the Xixia government had already crossed the Yellow River and arrived at Wajingyi. It would take six days at their current speed, but if they rode a fast horse, it would be three days away.

The State Military Supervision Office and the Youzhou Military Supervision Office have gathered 20,000 troops to stand by in Mingtangchuan, while the Quyehe Army Supervisor Weng Li also withdrew from Xinqin to Liangu, and made an attitude of preparing to resolve the matter by force if the negotiations fail.

, put pressure on Yeli.

Zhao Qiong understood the current situation clearly. The situation is getting more and more urgent. He also had to prepare for response. He wrote two orders, one was sent back to Yincheng by flying pigeons, and the other was handed over to Lao Ma.

He asked him to pass it to Li Jun through the traffic stop. After dealing with these things, Zhao Qi still found it difficult to fall asleep, and he had to consider many issues.

In dealing with the issue of foreign invasion, there are always two methods of political and forceful resolution. At that time, Qin Shihuang built a straight road for more than a thousand miles, allowing the general Meng Tian to defeat the Huns, expel all the Huns, recover the land of Henan, build the Great Wall, and 300,000 Qin troops.

The power of the Hu people did not dare to go south and shed horses. How powerful is it! Emperor Wen of Sui also sent generals Gao Feng, Yang Su, Changsheng Sheng to defeat the Turks, captured Tuli Khan, and married Princess Yicheng, and general

It was divided into two parts, east and west, win over one part, and then divide it into another part, and govern it with barbarians to control barbarians. In the Sui Dynasty, the Turks were not in chaos.

Although these two dynasties ended in two lifetimes, they left a huge legacy for their later generations, Han and Tang dynasties. Therefore, after several major wars, the Huns and Turkic problems were basically solved.

, partly surrendered to the Central Plains dynasty, partly migrated to Central Asia and Central Europe. However, the situation underwent a tremendous change in the Song Dynasty, which posed a big problem for the rulers of the Song Dynasty.

First of all, the opponents are different. In the current definition of the country, the Huns and Turks are not real countries. They are just a nomadic people, with no fixed place to live and rely on the heaven to make a living. These two nomadic peoples are truly international.

Their activities involve Eurasia and Africa. They often invade the Han and Tang dynasties. Their purpose is to seize food and other means of living. Generally speaking, they are not interested in means of production. When the desert is in good weather and cattle and sheep are plump, they do not

It will pose any threat to the Central Plains. When natural disasters such as drought make their lives unable to survive, robbing food in the Central Plains is their only choice for survival. The agricultural population has a fixed place and its residence is scattered, which is convenient for plunder.

When they encounter resistance, they often fight if they can beat them, and run away if they can't.

In contrast, before the founding of the Song Dynasty, Liao was already the main power in northern China. As early as the founding of the Later Liang Dynasty, Liao Taizu Yelu Abaoji had already left the Tang Dynasty. Shi Jingtang cut off the "Sixteen Prefectures of Youyan" and the Khitan. At that time, Yelu Abao

Ji was dead, and his son Yelu Deguang had already taken over the position of the Khitan king. At that time, the Central Plains was still in the era of warlord separatism at the end of the Tang Dynasty, with frequent regime changes and constant wars. The longest regime in the Central Plains was only seventeen years and the shortest

It only took seven years, and fifty years to change five dynasties and more than a dozen emperors. The Liao Kingdom took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to turn hands into clouds and turn hands into rain, sow discord, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman.

By the Later Zhou Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom had become the main enemy of the Central Plains dynasty. Later Zhou Shizong once made an expedition in the north, but the "Sixteen Prefectures of Youyan" were still unable to recover. When the Song Dynasty established the country, the Liao Kingdom had been officially established for fifty years, and they had already

It is an empire in the true sense, and they are no longer real nomadic peoples, but a semi-agricultural civilization country that has been Confucianized. Except for Tubo, Dali and Xixia around the Song Dynasty also have this nature, and the land is for a

What an agricultural country means is undoubtedly self-evident.

Therefore, whether it is the war between Song and Liao, Song and Xia, the war between the two countries is no longer a battle to seize food, but a battle to survive resources and living space. Once this is involved, it is a question of whether the land must be fought for. Who will do this?

Owning land means having the right to survive. Therefore, the war between Song and Liao Wars, and the war between Song and Xia must be cruel, lasting, and difficult to determine the outcome. The outcome of a battle cannot determine the fate of the war.

Secondly, the motivation to launch the battlefield is different. The motivation to unify the north of Song Dynasty is due to the traditional mission of Confucianism and the honor of the dynasty. The motivation for the expansion of the northern nation-state to the south is the result of the pressure of the living environment and the pursuit of wealth. Whoever is stronger is weak in this motivation

, at a glance, you will know that nations that grow in harsh environments have far surpassed those nation-states that live in affluent environments, which have long been proven by history from ancient times, China and abroad.

Since the Han Dynasty, the natural environment in the north has been deteriorating, and land desertification has become increasingly serious. The prosperous Loulan, Gaochang and Dunhuang have gradually been buried in the desert. Entering the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the earth entered a dry and cold climate. The dry and desertification in northern China is becoming increasingly serious.

The phenomenon was particularly serious in the Song Dynasty, and it even cut off the famous land Silk Road. All this aggravated the survival crisis of all nations living in northern China, especially nomadic peoples. Migration and lifestyle changes are almost the crisis they face.

The only option. Similarly, due to China's unique geographical environment, the south becomes the estuary of the big rivers, the vast alluvial plain formed in the lower reaches of the river, and the fertile land is the best area for agriculture. This characteristic of the south is not only

In addition to the flooding poses a greater threat to humanity, the living environment in the south is much better than that in the north. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the southern part of China has become an economically developed region. It is replacing the traditional Central Plains region and becoming China's economy and culture.

Center of gravity.

Therefore, land desertification has greatly reduced the living space of the vast number of nomads living in the northern region, and the grazing space they can choose is also degrading. Migration has become an inevitable choice. In fact, since the Han Dynasty, northern Chinese ethnic groups have been

The waves of migration of the south began. To a certain extent, many ethnic groups in the north transformed from nomadic life into agricultural civilization, which may not be done by it.

After these days of war, Zhao Qi now has a clear mind. With his own weapon invented, he can be said to be invincible in this era, but it does not mean that if he wins the war, he can get peace, just like Genghis Khan.

The city will be massacred, women will be slaves, men and boys will be executed, and the entire country will be exterminated from then on. However, this high-pressure and barbaric policy also aroused strong resistance from all ethnic groups and countries. The strong resistance will be in turn

If it causes even more cruel suppression, there will never be a day of truce.

But when it comes to governing the country, Zhao Qiong knew that this was his short version. He lacked experience in governing the country and could not learn it in a day or two. It is not like the novel that only shows some "turtle-eagle spirit" to unbundle it with his own hands.

, opening a warehouse and releasing grain, giving favors can make people convinced and make everyone come to invest. He also discussed this kind of problem that may arise in the future with his staff on the road, and everyone tends to adopt what is now available.

More mature methods and strategies.

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