Everyone gathered around, and Zhao Zhen nodded slightly and said, "It's true that the Liao Kingdom is not entirely populated by Khitans. Other ethnic groups make up the majority."
“That’s basically where they fell apart.”
Zhao Jun smiled and said, "I've told you before: make more friends and fewer enemies. The Liao people came south to invade on their own initiative and considered us their enemies, so we can't blame them. But the other tribes and ethnic groups in their country may not be on the same page with the Liao people."
"They have their own ideas and their own tribal interests. The Liao people can act with impunity because they are nomadic people, riding horses. Grenades and cannons can't threaten them, but other ethnic groups are different."
"People like the Jurchens, Bohais, Xis, and Zubos in the northeast were all fishing and hunting tribes. When the Liao recruited soldiers, they would use them as infantry. Once a war broke out, the casualties would be theirs."
"If it were you, and your own tribe invaded, not only would you not gain anything, but so many people would die, and you would suffer such a huge loss, would you agree?"
Zhao Jun looked at Lu Yijian and the others, asking them soul-searching questions.
They were stunned for a moment.
yes.
Every time they thought about a problem, they considered it from the perspective of the people of Song.
They felt that the Liao people were too powerful and that if they moved their entire nation south, it would inevitably cause great suffering to the people of Song and cause domestic unrest.
But I never thought about whether the Liao Kingdom really had the ability to move south.
Even if you have the ability to go south.
Doesn’t the State of Song know how to win over and divide their tribes?
What great things could the Liao people accomplish relying solely on their own tribal cavalry? Didn't they still rely on the infantry of various vassal states and tribes?
Once these other ethnic tribes that served as cannon fodder stopped working, the Liao Kingdom would be nothing more than a strong exterior but weak interior.
For a moment, Zhao Jun's ideas actually opened up a whole new perspective for them.
Wang Zeng even hesitated and said, "No, I don't want to."
"That's it."
Zhao Jun spread his hands and said, "Without the people of the Liao Kingdom's vassal states and tribes, what power would the Liao Kingdom still have? I'm afraid it would have collapsed long ago."
Zhao Zhen was delighted and said, "That's exactly the point."
"So if the Liao Kingdom chooses to go to war, then let's go to war. In the end, victory will definitely belong to us."
Zhao Jun concluded, "We only need to send envoys to the northeast to tell those tribes that if they help us destroy the Liao, we will not only reduce their taxes and not conscript their men into battle, but we will also reward them. For every Liao soldier killed, we will reward them with a certain amount of money. It depends on whether those tribes follow the Liao or us."
Lü Yijian worriedly said, "The Liao Kingdom has ruled them for many years and their power is already deep. They may not agree."
"Wrong, whoever wins, they help."
Zhao Jun asked in return, "So, in this battle of Baozhou, will Liao win, or will Song win?"
"Song Ying!"
Zhao Zhen said excitedly.
"good!"
Zhao Jun looked around and said, "The Liao have accumulated power for a long time, and so have their resentments. The Liao's rule has become too much for them. The Battle of Baozhou also made them realize the power of firearms. No one is so stubborn as to rush to their death without hesitation. If the Liao insists on continuing the war, it will only accelerate their internal division and destruction. If a war really breaks out, what does the Song have to fear?"
These words clearly reassured everyone, especially Zhao Zhen, who felt as if the clouds had been cleared and the sun had been shining. He suddenly saw the bright future after the Song Dynasty defeated the Liao Kingdom.
He couldn't wait to tell everyone, "Yes, my great-grandson, every word you say is very clear. If a real war breaks out, the Liao Kingdom might collapse before it even moves south. So why should we be afraid of them? From today on, anyone who dares to talk about sending annual tribute to the Liao Kingdom will not be forgiven!"
"yes!"
Everyone looked at each other and could only bow helplessly.
Zhao Jun not only opposed the peace talks, but also offered a solution for the Liao Kingdom to send troops, so naturally they had no reason to object.
Zhao Zhen immediately wrote back to Fan Zhongyan, asking him to give feedback according to Zhao Jun's suggestions.
The next day.
At the court meeting, the memorial submitted by Fan Zhongyan yesterday had already spread throughout the court and the country.
In response to Zhao Zhen's inquiry about how to deal with the enemy, the ministers, vice ministers, censors, and censors of various departments wrote letters one after another, saying that they could agree to the Liao Kingdom's demands.
And the reasons he gave were basically the same as those of Lu Yijian and others, all of whom believed that there was no need to fight to the death with the Liao Kingdom.
After hearing this, Zhao Jun became furious and stood up to refute this fallacy, angrily accusing these people of collaborating with the enemy and selling out their country, calling them sinners of the nation.
He then gave a passionate speech, pointing out the problems within the Liao Kingdom, telling everyone that the Liao Kingdom was actually a paper tiger and that there was no need to fear his threats and blackmail, and he also gave countermeasures.
Zhao Zhen also stood up to support Zhao Jun's point of view and expressed his firm determination to advocate war to his ministers.
In a short time, Zhao Jun's words quickly spread throughout Bianliang through newspapers.
In particular, the sentence in his speech, "They can fight as long as they want, until they achieve complete victory!" really inspired the people.
The people of Bianliang were singing about the emperor's wisdom and bravery, the governor's tough style, and Fan Zhongyan's outstanding performance.
The backbone of the Song people has always been broken from top to bottom.
The upper class officials were afraid of death, and the generals were also afraid of death, which caused the brave and fighting Song soldiers to be timid, and the people could only secretly curse the court for its incompetence.
But when the Jin people came, didn’t you see the 300,000 soldiers and civilians in Bianliang fighting bravely, nor did you see the Jin horses marching into the north? How many Han people in the occupied areas fought one after another and launched wave after wave of uprisings to fight against the brutality of the Jin people.
Therefore, the backbone of the Song Dynasty's upper class is broken, and it has never cared about the people. What Zhao Jun needs to do now is to connect the backbone of the upper class and tell the people of the world.
The Song Dynasty dares to fight and is not afraid of fighting!
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