Chapter 1249 Stop at the right time

Zhen Jinqiang was so energetic that he listened to the arguments of several important officials, but his heart was filled with depression. Thinking about his ancestors and his fathers, he had built up a large territory. But now all the countries are rebelling and no longer regard them as their sect leader, and the kings of the grassland are also in harmony with each other. Jiangnan, which is a money bag, was lost, and the two Huaihe Rivers were lost. The Central Plains, which was the fundamental one, was also under the enemy's military front and was in danger.

"I thought that the Southern Dynasties had bounded the two Huai Rivers in the past, but now they have already entered Huaibei and will never retreat back to Huainan. They will definitely ask for the Yellow River to divide the land!" Li Qian said sadly. In the past, the guards went south to defend Xuzhou. Guide Mansion and Fu Li were exactly his idea, but now the 200,000 troops have been lost, resulting in no soldiers to defend the capital, which made him very ashamed.

"I'm afraid the Southern Dynasty will not agree to the demarcation of the Yellow River!" Brother Sang sighed and said, "Now the Southern Army has entered the Jingxiang area, Suizhou and Fangzhou have all captured the enemy. Xiangzhou is only an isolated city left in Xiangyang, surrounded by a large army of 100,000 enemies. The traffic is cut off and there are no reinforcements. It is only a matter of time before the fall."

"Yes, once Xiangyang is lost, all the provinces in Henan and Jiangbei are lost. The Southern Army can cross the Yellow River, and Guanzhong is also under the threat of the Southern Army!" Yue Chi Cha'er nodded and said.

"The situation in Sichuan Province is also critical, and there are reports of war. The rainy season has arrived, and the Jialing River has risen. The Southern Dynasty naval army is ready to attack Chongqing. However, the reinforcements in Shaanxi Province are slow due to the difficult roads and the marching speed is slow, so they may not be able to reinforce!" An Tong said.

"Why would we release the deposed emperor of the Southern Dynasties in exchange for the Southern Dynasties to stop advancing?" Tiemur interrupted at this time.

"Well, what Your Highness said is a plan!" Brother Sang high-five and praised, "The Southern Dynasty was ashamed of the deposed emperor who captured them. Last time, the peace talks were all kinds of demands, and finally returned the deposed empress dowager's body. Now we threaten the deposed emperor, so we don't have to worry about their refusal to agree. Maybe we have to go back to Lianghuai!"

"Yes, the Jurchens and the Southern Dynasties confronted each other in the Huai River for many years and launched troops to fight northwards many times. The Jurchens had no choice but to threaten the two captured emperors, forcing the Southern Dynasties to use the Huai River as the boundary." Yue Chi Cha'er nodded repeatedly and said.

"What the left prime minister said is difficult to achieve." Li Qian sneered, "The Southern Dynasty asked for the deposed emperor and the deposed empress dowager because of his face. As early as Qiongzhou, the Southern Dynasty's young emperor had already deposed all the deposed emperors and kings who had accepted our imperial edicts and deposed all titles as rebellion. As far as I know, after the deposed empress dowager was transported back to Jiangnan, he was only buried with the court of civilians and did not buried in the imperial tomb. Now he wanted to use this to threaten the thief of the Southern Dynasty, he was afraid that he would not care at all. In addition, using the deposed emperor as a bargaining chip will only anger the thief. He wished we could kill him and then quickly, and he would never want him to return to the court!"

"What do you mean by Ping Zhang? Aren't they going to take back Erdu every day and welcome the emperor?" Tie Muer said unhappy when he saw Li Qian's disdain for his plan.

"Your Highness may not know much about the affairs of the Southern Dynasties!" Li Qian bowed and said, "The Southern Dynasties passed the throne with the eldest son first. The deposed emperor was the legitimate son and the eldest son was also the eldest son. The thief's biological mother was a lowly man, and she was only a palace maid. She was only named Xiu Rong after giving birth to a son, and the eldest son was not involved. If the deposed emperor and returned to the court, he would give up to him, otherwise it would be contrary to the etiquette system. Moreover, the old ministers of the Southern Dynasties had many arguments about his incorrect position. How could he let him return to the court and take his position? "

"This..." Tiemur judged others by himself. He thought about his determination to inherit the Khan throne. Although he was a legitimate, he did not live with the eldest, so he felt guilty and secretly hated how he talked about this topic in this sensitive period.

"In this way, we will kill him for the thief. In addition to the future troubles, he will also sell us a good face!" Yue Chi Cha'er said.

"Oh, killing him will only make a statement, but instead gives him an excuse to continue to advance." An Tong was speechless at the IQs of the two of them and sighed.

"I can't kill you, and I can't let you go, so what's the use of keeping it!" Yue Chi Cha'er was also confused. The deposed emperor had become a hot charcoal at this moment. No matter how he dealt with it, he spread his hands and smiled bitterly.

"We can put it far away to a remote place, so that the thief can lose his excuses, and we can hold his handle in our hands, forcing him to submit!" An Tongyan said.

"This... I'm afraid it's still difficult to force the thief to continue to advance to Hebei!" Yue Chicha'er said with certainty when she looked at Dahan.

"Kaifeng cannot be abandoned, and the deposed emperor cannot be released. Otherwise, what is the prestige of our dynasty and how can I maintain my face!" After hearing this for a long time, I didn't discuss an idea. Instead, I thought about how to please the Southern Dynasty. This made Zhen Jin even more angry and slapped heavily on the desk.

"..." Everyone stopped talking. Dahan's decision was a bit too harsh and he couldn't beat it at the moment. This condition might not be acceptable to the Southern Dynasties, and they had no idea for a while.

"Khan, I thought the Southern Dynasty should have been preparing to stop the troops after capturing Guide Mansion and would no longer continue to advance north!" At this time, Boyan bowed.

"Why did the right prime minister make such a decision?" Boyan's weight in the court was unquestionable, but his judgment still made everyone, including real gold, feel incredible. He couldn't figure out what reason would make the Southern Dynasty give up on continuing the Northern Expedition under a good situation, Li Qian asked in a turned face.

"Because the Han people lacked enterprising spirit and the roots of Confucianism and Law, the emperor was unwilling to leave a bad reputation!" Faced with everyone's questioning eyes, Boyan stroked his beard and said calmly.

"Well, the right prince is a genius. I feel ashamed of my understanding of Confucianism!" Li Qian pondered for a moment, turned around and politely said to him.

"Yes, the right prime minister's words came to an incisive way and saw through the mystery!" An Tong also nodded and said.

"The right prince is really the pillar of the country, my humerus!" Zhen Jin thought for a while and praised.

The few people present, Li Qian, An Tong, and Boyan, can be called the masters of Confucianism, and the others have also learned it, and after their prompts, they suddenly felt enlightened. They all know that traditional Han civilization mainly concentrates on the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin. The rulers all adopt Confucianism as the main rule of governing the country, and adopt an inclusive attitude towards Buddhists, Taoism, Legalism and other religious schools. However, Confucianism is the most basic root and has never been cut off.

Confucianism emphasizes "one extreme", "order" and "inclusiveness", which also made the Central Plains civilization stop in the illusion of the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Empire, believing that as long as the Central Plains is occupied, the empire's grand achievements will be realized. For the Han people, except for the Central Plains, there are bitter and cold places, miasma and ill places, and the living environment is harsh and easy to adapt to the land and water, and use this as the limit of expansion.

Secondly, the Central Plains region was mainly based on the farming economy. The Han people themselves were self-sufficient and enjoyed themselves. Naturally, they were not interested in other economic systems, and were even more unwilling to leave their generations' homes to migrate to foreign lands on a large scale. However, the expansion of the territory of the Central Plains dynasty required a lot of manpower and material resources. In ancient China, the population was small, the productivity was relatively backward, and the transportation was extremely inconvenient. They mainly relied on beacons and post stations to convey military information. They did not have the ability and the need to put in too much financial resources to go to the labor army to expedition or manage the surrounding barren land, and believed that it was not a good deal to expand the territory to the outside world.

Furthermore, the emperors of the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains were very clear that large-scale expansion was not conducive to centralized rule. They expanded their territory in distant foreign lands and had to divide them into many small Han countries to rule and sent large troops to guard them. This was tantamount to separatist kings. Not only could they not carry out effective rule, but they also dispersed the armed forces and planted the seeds of civil strife. After all, the lessons of civil strife between the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and the Qin and Han Dynasties were not far away.

In addition, in the history of the Central Plains dynasty, only the emperors of the Central Plains dynasty who were keen on expanding territory, were only a few emperors such as Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng, Han Wudi Liu Che, Tang Taizong Li Shimin, etc., but they were also criticized by the world.

Qin Shihuang annexed the six kingdoms and realized the unification of the Central Plains dynasty, but he also killed countless people and was accused of being cruel and unkind. He was denounced by historians as "working out the army and expending the salary", "excessive consumption", "defeating endless wars", and "scattered creatures". During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the barbarians and expanded the territory, and the country's prestige was promoted. He sanctioned Korea in the east, swallowed Baiyue in the south, fought against Dayuan in the west, and defeated the Xiongnu in the north, laying the basic scope of the Han area, creating a prosperous situation in the Han Dynasty, and opening up the Silk Road, ploughing the fields in Luntai, and setting up the envoys and escorts. However, he was rated by historians as "military military force", "wasting in the country", "halving the population", and "thieves rose up".

Emperor Taizong of Tang expanded his territory, conquered the Eastern Turks and Xueyantuo, conquered Gaochang, Kucha, and Tuyuhun, severely damaged Goguryeo, and established the four towns of Anxi. All ethnic groups lived in harmony and were respected as Tiankhan by people of all ethnic groups, laying an important foundation for the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty for more than 100 years. It was proved by historians that "the gain is not worth the loss", "loving great joy", "end the Zhenguan rule", and "expending the people's wealth and ointment".

"You are too proud, I just have some simple opinions to talk to you!" Boyan bowed to everyone without any fear of honor and disgrace.

"One of the things that the Southern Dynasty used troops at first, at first, just wanted to counter Yuxi Timur's provocation, and after preparing to capture Yangzhou, he withdrew the troops. Therefore, the thief received the support of the ministers. He also wanted to use his military power to obtain Yangzhou through peace talks, and to stop the troops there. Unfortunately, Yuxi Timur was too ambitious and was eager to make contributions. He took advantage of the lack of military force in Jiangdong to seize Jiangnan, but was seen by the thief and had to fight back, which triggered a big war. Therefore, the ministers of the Southern Dynasty did not support this battle, but accepted it passively."

"Two, the Southern Dynasties had just captured Jiangnan for only two years, and they were in a mess. The finances were not abundant, so it was difficult to support long-term combat. Now the war lasted for eight months. The Southern Dynasties used more than 500,000 troops, which consumed a lot, and all of them came from Jiangdong. The two Huaihe River and the surrounding areas of Huaibei were flooded with the Yellow River, with a sharp decline in population and deserted land. They occupied these areas and restored them for several years. The expenses still require support from Jiangdong. In this way, there is no need to increase taxes, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the people in Jiangnan. The little thief is a smart man, and he will not seize some useless land and lose the people's hearts."

"Three, the little thief was taught by Confucianism and Law, so he naturally cherished his reputation and did not want to be criticized by future generations. After seizing Guide Mansion, he realized his wish to recover his former capital in the Southern Dynasties. He would have stopped for his reputation."
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