"Liu Bang chose to marry a princess during the siege of Baideng. Li Shimin was driven to Chang'an by the Turks and signed a peace treaty. Sometimes, a short-term compromise is inevitable."
Yan Shu also said.
"Yes, two hundred thousand strings of cash is not a lot. This is also a good thing for us."
"Unless there is a better way to prevent the Liao Kingdom from going all out, this is indeed the only option."
"The Liao Kingdom is now desperate, but our Song Dynasty cherishes its life."
Song Shou, Cai Qi, Sheng Du and others also expressed their opinions.
In fact, this is the reason. They felt that the Liao Kingdom was now alone and was ready to perish together with the Song Dynasty, but they were unwilling to do so.
Unless there is a solution, but judging by the current situation, it seems there is no other choice.
Zhao Jun was so angry that he laughed. He said, "You guys are really incorrigible. Liu Bang and Li Shimin knew shame and then became brave, but you have no idea what integrity is. You win the battle and continue to give money away. Isn't that nonsense? All my advice to you over the years has been in vain."
"Don't say such harsh words."
Lü Yijian was unhappy and asked, "Then tell me, how should we deal with the Liao Kingdom's threat to fight us to the death?"
"First of all, he was just threatening."
"Secondly, even if it's true, does the Song Dynasty fear him?"
Zhao Jun said in a deep voice: "The downfall of the six states was due to their bribery of Qin. Appeasement policies such as giving money will never solve the problem. Our Song Dynasty is a peace-loving country, and the Han people are also a peace-loving nation, but we cannot tolerate being bullied!"
"So in the end, you still don't have a solution?"
Lu Yijian spread his hands.
"Let's ask the officials what they think."
Zhao Jun frowned.
He thought he had helped them change a lot in the past few years, but he didn't expect that these guys were still surrenderists and spineless.
As the saying goes, it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature.
In the past, Zhao Jun was always able to provide them with solutions, so he was able to support them.
Once a problem arises that even Zhao Jun cannot solve, coupled with the threat of national destruction, their true colors will soon be revealed, exposing their true weakness.
Even the guy Lao Fan, who Zhao Jun thought had thick eyebrows and big eyes, could agree to it, which really made Zhao Jun feel embarrassed and unhappy.
But Zhao Jun had actually let it go a long time ago.
Although Lao Fan appears to be in agreement with him, he is ultimately a feudal bureaucrat.
So in the final analysis, only those who have received ideological education in the new era can understand what it means that national dignity cannot be insulted and that national dignity is above all else.
It was a rare situation that the others took sides while Zhao Jun was the only one who opposed.
Since the dispute could not be resolved, they naturally had to turn to Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen was holding the child. Zhao Fang was two years old this year. He was just learning to speak. He walked around the room with a unsteady gait, mumbling something incoherently.
Even though it was windy outside, they didn't dare let him go out. Generally, children can walk at the age of one and a half. However, Zhao Zhen held Zhao Fang in his mouth for fear that he would melt, so he had to hold him in his arms every day. As a result, the child didn't learn to walk until he was one and a half years old. Now he can walk steadily, and he is not afraid of delaying the child's growth.
Upon learning that Zhao Jun and others wanted to see him, Zhao Zhen felt that something big might have happened, so he quickly asked Wang Shouzhong to take the child to the back room, and he met everyone in Chongzheng Hall.
"Official!"
Everyone came in and greeted each other one by one.
Zhao Zhen asked curiously, "What's going on today? It's rare for everyone to get together."
"There's news from Fan Xiwen."
Lu Yijian handed over the document in his hand and said, "Liao is facing internal and external troubles. The Liao Lord wishes to negotiate peace with us."
"Peace talks are a good thing."
Zhao Zhen took the document with a smile and said as he read it, "Now that we've lost the battle, you're only thinking about peace talks. What were you doing before?"
After a few seconds, Zhao Zhen could no longer laugh.
He calmly put down the document in his hand and looked at everyone, especially Zhao Jun's expression.
Seeing Zhao Jun's unhappy expression, he asked cautiously, "What do you think, Grandson?"
"What do you think the government should do?"
Zhao Jun asked back.
Zhao Zhen looked at Lü Yijian and the others and asked, "What about you?"
"I think I can agree to this."
Lu Yijian said in a deep voice: "The Liao Kingdom is determined to fight to the death this time. There is no need for the Song Dynasty to fight them to the death."
"Yes, the Liao army marched south, bypassing the city and fighting us to the death. In the end, it was still the civilians who suffered. This is unbearable for us."
Wang Zeng also said this.
"Your Majesty, I also think we can agree to give you two hundred thousand strings of cash in exchange for long-term peace. This will be very beneficial to us."
"Besides, it's not officially an annual tribute, but a birthday gift for Empress Dowager Xiao. This not only saves our reputation, but also prevents further conflict between the two countries."
"Yes, this is something everyone can accept."
The others also responded.
But surprisingly, Zhao Zhen did not express his opinion immediately, but said without hesitation: "Grandson's opinion is my opinion."
In an instant, Zhao Jun's expression softened considerably, and he smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
"Hanlong, it doesn't have to be that serious."
Lü Yijian jumped up and asked, "Do we really need to fight the Liao Kingdom to the death?"
"I really didn't want to bother with you just now, but now I'm doing this for the sake of the government. Otherwise, I would have scolded you severely."
Zhao Jun looked at Lu Yijian with disdain and said, "You can fool others, but don't fool yourself. First of all, that so-called birthday gift is just a fig leaf, a self-deception. Your bones are already broken, and I tried to help you put your spine back together, but in the end it was useless."
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