Chapter 2586 Calculations from the East
Zhao Ren followed Zhao Zhen almost the whole time, but avoided it in specific occasions. After all, when Zhao Zhen met with a king like Tugluk, children like Zhao Ren shouldn't appear when they were having a secret conversation.
After everything was over, Tugluk discovered that the emperor of the Song Dynasty actually showed up with his youngest son, and he also knew that the child was born to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the Empress of the Liao Dynasty.
Some secrets cannot be hidden. Zhao Zhen did not think Tugluk was surprised to know the news, but Sancai's eyes were very unfriendly, which made Tugluk laugh even happier, and he teased Zhao Zhen for words, calling him the most powerful man in the world.
Sancai's anger was not enough to affect Tugluk, because he was a noble king, and only Zhao Zhen could be on an equal footing with him. Sancai was just Zhao Zhen's servant, and even in the powerful Mamluk, he was still a minion.
Zhao Ren's appearance made Tugluk very curious. He knew that the young prince of the Song Dynasty had become the emperor, and the king who once made the world tremble had become the supreme emperor of the Song Empire.
"Zhao Zhen, you are a great king. I admire your courage to hand over power to your son in your prime to ensure the strength and stable transition of the country. But have you ever thought that if you are still the king of the Song Empire, it may bring greater achievements?"
Zhao Zhen shrugged: "This is something my successor needs to worry about. I don't care whether I am great or not. What I care about is whether the country is great or not in the future. If the country established by the greatest king fails to do so, it will eventually lead to destruction."
Tugluke nodded slightly. He agreed with Zhao Zhen's point of view, but also sighed slightly: "If my son can have the talent and ability of your son, then I will let him succeed to the throne!"
Zhao Zhen laughed loudly, and slapped his shoulder hard: "You are wrong! You underestimated your son and underestimated yourself. My prince is not very outstanding, not even as good as his younger brother. But I patiently guided him and trained him moderately, and ultimately enabled him to be competent for the position of the emperor and become a monarch who will carry forward the past. Whether your son can inherit your position does not depend on his own talent. Talent is given by God and given to him by Allah Allah, but his ability appears under the guidance of your father and is formed under the cultivation of your former, right? My friend!"
Tugluk doesn't take Zhao Zhen's trick at all: "You have been preparing for the day of over-rights since the child was born. Your training of your son is more than everyone else. I can't catch up with you, so you still have to wait until the day when I die before giving the rights to him, because from the beginning he was no match for your son!"
Zhao Zhen shrugged: "Don't be so unkind to his son. I believe he is also an excellent person. Arslan is a young man who is different. He has more ideas than your father, right?"
Hearing Zhao Zhen praise his son, Tugrik said proudly: "Of course, although he does not have the ability to govern the country as the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, he is a well-deserved pride in leading troops and galloping on the grassland!"
No matter when, the father is always full of pride for his son, and Zhao Zhen is the same. Whether Zhao Xu, Zhao Yun, or the young Zhao Ren, Zhao Zhen is full of pride and has great confidence.
He believed in his own educational methods and the traditional Chinese educational philosophy of the Han people, so he did not care about the competition with Seljuk. The gap between him and Tugluk is not big at the moment, but he believed that the gap between the Song Dynasty and Seljuk will become bigger and bigger in the future.
Because the advanced ideas and mature educational concepts flowing in the blood of the Titian family of Zhao Song will cultivate many unparalleled kings for the Song Dynasty!
He was just a beginning, and Zhao Zhen never thought of becoming the peak of the Song Dynasty. What he hoped was that generation after generation would surpass him, far surpass him!
Patting Zhao Ren's shoulder, Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Tugluk, when your Arslan is still galloping on the horse's back, my youngest son is about to enter the West!"
"Enter the West?"
Tugluk was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Zhao Zhen, your idea is too imaginary in the words of the Song people! This child looks like he is only about ten years old, but he is still a flower bud that has not bloomed. The West? Where can he go? Which country can he enter?"
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Have you forgotten? I have sent an expeditionary force, an expeditionary force that helped the Kingdom of Israel. My son will go to the Kingdom of Israel, and will take my documents to enthrone the king of Israel. We will announce to the Romans that Israel is a vassal of our Song Dynasty. Our Song Dynasty is the suzerain of the Kingdom of Israel! The Kingdom of Israel is a prince of our Song Dynasty!"
Tugluk's cheeks twitched suddenly. Of course, he knew the agreement between the Song Dynasty and the Kingdom of Israel, and also knew that the Jews had surrendered to the Song Dynasty, but these were nominal surrenders.
The Jews far away on the Mediterranean coast would never dream of the Song Dynasty sending expeditionary forces and sending princes to Jerusalem to enthrone their kings.
Zhao Zhen's words shocked Tugluk. He really didn't expect Zhao Zhen to do this. Once Zhao Zhen enthroned the Jewish king, the Song Dynasty would nominally become the Jewish sect leader. Out of etiquette and law, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was the Jewish emperor!
This child, who is only in his teens, will become the spokesperson of the Song Empire in Jerusalem and become the existence of Jews in accordance with etiquette.
Tugrik didn't even dare to think about it anymore. It was almost an easy task to interfere in the West by manipulating the Kingdom of Israel with Zhao Zhen's means and the national strength of the Song Empire.
He finally felt that he had made a mistake, one that might have led a wolf into the house!
This shows the ambition of the Song Empire, and also shows his ambition of Zhao Zhen. What he planned is not the land in the East, but the influence of the Song Empire in the West!
When Tugrik saw Zhao Zhen's gentle smile again and the white teeth on the corners of his mouth, he felt that the white was so stern.
In order to protect its interests in the West, the Song Empire had already begun to plan the West. Tugluk believed that the moment was just the beginning. Zhao Zhen's greed for the West was far more than that, and Zhao Zhen's ambition was far more than that!
No wonder he had to send expedition troops to Jerusalem to help the Jews. At the current speed, when the reinforcements from the Song Empire arrived in Jerusalem and arrived in the Kingdom of Israel, the country was probably on the verge of destruction.
The army of the Song Empire must be at the right time, and it must be an existence that the Jews cannot refuse!
Tugluk's expression became wonderful, and his eyes looked at Zhao Zhen were full of vigilance: "Who is the next enemy of the Song Empire?"
Chapter completed!