Seeing that the prince did not object to what he said, Zhao Xiao listened seriously. The more he said, he became more and more excited, and Zhao Qi was happy to see his subordinates grow up quickly.

"From a military perspective, after our army's attack, the population losses were heavy, and most of them were young and strong, which required time to recuperate. It is definitely not something that a person can do from a child to a soldier. Besides, after the defeat of the Western Xia army, his power was greatly reduced, and all ethnic groups in Hexi and neighboring countries paid tribute to our Song Dynasty and surrendered. Xixia must maintain a certain amount of troops to implement deterrence and maintain its rule. Now the Liao Kingdom is difficult to protect itself, and it also needs Xixia to support it. Not only does it lose its backer, but it also needs to mobilize a large number of troops to support Liao.

, how can we have the time to attack us!" Zhao Zhi said, "Economic, Xixia has to pay us war compensation due to its defeat and pay annual monies, which is enough to consume their potential to start a war again. Xixia is not rich in products and has many natural disasters. Now that it has traded, it is more dependent on our economy. It not only needs goods, but also trade taxes to maintain the operation of the country. Therefore, before Xixia can restore its strength and get rid of its economic dependence, it will not be able to fight as long as we don't find fault!"

"Hmph, you have been talking for a long time. It's not because our loyal and brave army is strong, otherwise Xixia would be obedient. It would be good if he doesn't steal ours!" Although Zhao Xiao knew that Zhao Zhi's words were reasonable, he felt uncomfortable with his role in "believering" military existence and retorted.

"Our loyal and brave army is strong, but can it work without financial support? Now, the standard of each soldier is one tael of oil, three taels of meat, one pound of vegetables, and two liters of grain a day, not to mention the army of our Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom and the Western Xia. In addition, which Jurchens can compare! Your cannon fires a cannon and it's a good money. I'm afraid we will be defeated without fighting in ten days!" Seeing that Zhao Xiao was dissatisfied, Zhao Zhi began to reason with him...

Zhao Qi looked at the two generals' fights with red faces, but did not stop them, but listened quietly. A country's strategic design is a whole horizontally, isolated on military affairs and economics, and always blind people touch an elephant. If they lose their condescending strategic vision, they will always see fragments. And without even figuring out the actual problems, they naturally cannot find a solution to the problem. In the vertical direction, no country can break away from its own special experiences and thinking habits when understanding reality. Both of them used to be in charge of each other, so naturally they did not have this overall concept, but being able to consider problems in their own acres is also a kind of progress. This progress will be beneficial to the development of the loyal and brave army in the future...

"In the history of all dynasties, the rise, expansion and competition of every emerging force is the first step to a history of hegemony struggle. Although this struggle spans many areas of culture, economy, and politics, it is the most important thing in the final analysis. The ultimate confrontation is still military confrontation. Whether it is the actual confrontation of military power or the use of deterrence and intimidation, the basic premise is to have a strong armed force and strong financial support, and the two are not contradictory!" But in the end, neither of the two could convince each other and had to turn to the prince to judge. Zhao Qi did not answer directly which one they are right or wrong, but instead lived a life, but his words were not bad.

"Prince, since Xixia may rise again in a few years, why don't we just send troops to Hexi to completely defeat Xixia and prevent him from becoming enemies with us again?" Zhao Xiao said.

"Because the current situation does not allow it, Xixia is no longer the main enemy of the Song Dynasty. We must prevent the resurgence of Xixia. At the same time, we must see a potentially powerful enemy that has emerged, and a large-scale war between the two countries will surely start!" Zhao Qi smiled.

"Your Majesty is talking about the Jurchens?" Zhao Xiao suddenly thought of the Jurchens who rose rapidly in the past ten years. They established a country with a strong resistance, and it was only a matter of time before they replaced the Liao Kingdom.

"Yeah!" Zhao Qi nodded.

"Prince. Haven't our Song Dynasty signed a maritime alliance with the Jurchens, and joined forces to destroy Liao and recapture the sixteen states of Yanyun? They should be our alliance. How could they be potential enemies?" Zhao Zhi asked in confusion. It is no secret that the frequent exchanges between the envoys of the Song and Jin countries in recent years.

"You must know that you are still a soldier now and have an adversary consciousness. Otherwise, once a military force loses the 'adversary consciousness', it will enter the downward line of depravity. So even if our country does not set an opponent, our army must set an opponent. Even each military must have its own imaginary enemy, study new tactics and new tactics, so that it can be invincible when the war breaks out!" Zhao Qi said.

"Oh, I understand!" Zhao Xiao turned his face and looked at Zhao Zhi as if he was suddenly aware. They were the "eenagers" of the loyal and brave army. He suddenly realized that their victory in the war in Xixia was not accidental. At that time, when they were still thousands of miles away from Xiangyi, who had just started to learn military, the prince had already regarded the Xia army as his opponent, and at that time, there were less than a hundred people, including the prince. They not only had to organize the Xia army, banner, and configuration of the army, but also had to understand the history and humanities of the Xixia. The subsequent expansion of the army was also carried out in terms of training and setting of the army, and the geographical environment of the Xia army. However, they did not understand the profound meaning of the prince's actions at that time!

"Prince, why did you use economic means to stabilize Xixia and hurried back to Taiyuan? Is the court trying to use troops against Liao?" Zhao Zhi asked the prince.

"Yes, the voice of the court's attack on Liao has risen again. I'm afraid that the army will be used against Liao next year. We will definitely draw the Western army to participate in the war. We must also be prepared!" Zhao Qi said with a sad face. No matter what he is, all signs indicate that the wheel of history is still rolling forward according to the original trajectory...

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The capital city has been very lively in the past six months. First of all, after Zhao Qi returned to the northwest, he used the emperor's support to suppress the Kuotian envoys and officials sent by Wang Fu. The greed of those people also made the local tyrants dissatisfied and petitioned. They had to return to the capital in shame under the double squeeze, which also made their master Wang Fu feel dull, so he exhaled his anger on the righteous and energetic Tong Guan.

Tong Guan led his troops south to destroy Fang La, and took him to the capital and chopped his head. The emperor was very happy and rewarded Tong Guan. At this moment, he was promoted to Taishi, and his status had surpassed Cai Jing. The Taizai Wang Fu could only accept the disadvantage. However, Wang Fu was unwilling to accept it. He just got disgraced in the northwest and made Tong Guan step on one end, so he wanted to join forces with his godfather to try to trick Tong Taishi down again.

At this moment, the emperor wanted to restore Huashigang because there were still a few stones on the Gen Yue that was about to be built, which was the top priority for Zhao Ji, who pursued a perfect life. The emperor's idea coincided with Wang Fu. Wang Fu was the head of Huashigang, the guarantee of his life that was even better than the emperor. He was more eager to restore Huashigang immediately. However, Tong Guan opposed it, and he sighed - the rice cooker in the southeastern family was not yet stable, so he wanted to do such a thing again!

When saying this, Tong Guan said that he was very disappointed, but it embarrassed the emperor and Wang Fu. They were both "smart" people, so how could they not hear that Tong Guan was calling them "the scars healed and forget the pain." He also made Hua Shigang, not afraid of the people in the southeast causing trouble again! Zhao Ji was still a shameless person and felt a little embarrassed, and Tong Guan had just made great contributions and endured it.

But Wang Fu, who was not fainted by anger, saw the opportunity. You are unkind, don’t blame me for being unrighteous. He took a piece of things and entered the palace. It was a "self-crime edict" written by Tong Guan at the beginning of the rebellion. The content in it was nothing more than saying that Hua Shigang was a misunderstanding. In recent years, he has indeed purchased a lot of flowers, trees, bamboo and stones from Jiangnan, but the official specially allocated special funds to buy them. At the same time, he repeatedly ordered to trade fairly with the people. However, he did not expect that such scum like Zhu's father and son were deceived and kept their superiors and subordinates, which not only caused the people of Jiangnan to suffer, but also deceived the emperor far away in Kaifeng.

Zhao Ji was both ashamed and even more angry when he saw it. Fortunately, he did not forget the "Imperial Pen" he had given to Tong Guan, allowing him to issue an imperial edict in his name in Jiangnan, but that was to help you quell the rebellion, not to let you criticize yourself for your own criticism. He was a perfect person, how could he tolerate himself making mistakes and admit his mistakes to the world! So Tong Guan was in trouble, Wang Fu was satisfied, and he successfully demolished another person and defeated Tong Guan. His power would rise higher, and even penetrate into the army and become a big shot that integrates politics and military. This is something that Cai Jingdu can't compare with.

Tong Guan was disguised by Wang Fu. Although he was frustrated, he had no choice but to say inappropriate words at the right time! But Tong Guan, who had been tried for a long time, would not be easily defeated. He knew that he had to win the emperor's favor again and realize his dream of becoming a king. So Tong Guan submitted a memorial and proposed to fulfill his contract with the Jin Kingdom and recover Yanjing. However, if you want to send troops, you not only need the emperor's consent, but also have to pass the prime minister Wang Fu. Now the two are in the same situation. This is a very difficult thing, but Tong Guan's small note scared Wang Fu and forced him to find a way to convince himself first and then convince the emperor to send troops...

In fact, Zhao Ji was really happy for a few days after signing an alliance with Aguda, but later, when Aguda really sent troops to attack Liao, he remorsed and did not want to attack Liao. The main reason was that he judged others by himself and was still doubtful about the military strength of the Jin Dynasty. Think about the fact that the Song Dynasty fought with Liao for nearly a hundred years since its founding, but it turned out to be more defeated and less defeated. This time, the Song and Jin formed an alliance to deal with Liao. If they win, it would be fine. Once the Song and Jin teamed up to be unable to defeat Liao, and Yelu Yanxi would ask him to settle the accounts, it would be troublesome...
Chapter completed!