Zhao Gou said, "Two months ago, I heard from the seaside that the reason why Japan is unwilling to engage in trade with the Song Dynasty is because they believe that Your Majesty is cruel and inhumane, and that if you launch a military campaign against Xia, you will surely be defeated!"

If these words had been said last year, even if Zhao Gou had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't have dared to say them.

But now that the Western Xia dynasty no longer exists and the emperor has achieved an unprecedented victory, there's nothing wrong with saying such things.

"Not only Japan, but also Korea deliberately avoided us at the end of last year."

A cold light immediately gathered in Zhao Huan's eyes.

It would have been better if they hadn't mentioned Goryeo, but mentioning it made Zhao Huan angry.

Before launching his campaign against Western Xia, Zhao Huan had already sent people to Goryeo to have the Goryeo king deliberately create conflict on the border between Goryeo and Jin.

However, Goryeo, fearing the power of the Jin Dynasty, did not take his words, the emperor's words, seriously.

This was very frustrating, but fortunately, Zhao Huan also had a protégé named Yelü Dashi, who played a crucial role at a critical moment.

But he didn't expect that Goryeo would not only fail to help the Song Dynasty at crucial moments, but also intend to distance itself from it.

The discontent in Goryeo will ultimately lead to future troubles!

I won't be able to sleep until Japan is destroyed!

After the court session ended, Zhao Huan returned to his study.

Zhao Ding, the head of the Imperial Bank of the Great Song Dynasty, came to pay his respects.

"His Majesty."

"Minister Zhao, tell me, how can Japan and Korea be destroyed?"

Zhao Ding was startled. He had thought the emperor had summoned him to ask about the issuance of paper money, but he hadn't expected the emperor to ask him about the destruction of Goryeo and Japan.

He was not from a military background, nor did he know how to lead troops or fight battles. He also did not know what the emperor was thinking or why he had been summoned.

But since the emperor has asked, as a subject, I should at least answer.

“Your Majesty, I am not from a military background, so I will speak from the perspective of trade on how to destroy Goryeo and Japan,” Zhao Ding said, forcing himself to speak. “Goryeo and Japan are both small countries with scarce resources and impoverished people. As the Celestial Empire, the Great Song should lend them a helping hand.”