"Ah!" Emperor Daojun was overjoyed when he heard this. He couldn't describe how excited he was. He hurriedly said: "Second brother, get up quickly. I am so relieved that my second brother has such filial piety!"
Zhao Tong stood up, and Emperor Daojun continued: "Second brother, tell me what reward you want now. Whatever I can give you, I will give it to you."
Zhao Tong glanced at Emperor Daojun, "You old man are afraid that I won't come back, so you want to reward me in advance. If you had known that Li Liangsi was so talkative, you would have added a very important figure with both civil and military capabilities to the Maritime Alliance." Why bother trying so hard to get Liu Suiyun an official just now? How much better would it be now? Don’t just ask for one!
He thought for a while and said: "My child does not need a reward, but this trip is full of dangers. My child needs to find a few people to protect me. If it really encounters danger, these people may not be able to come back. My child wants to find some positions for them."
Emperor Daojun nodded and said: "Okay, I agree. It can be placed in the two departments or elsewhere. Just make a list and come over."
Zhao Tong said: "Other than that, I have nothing else to ask for."
Emperor Daojun said: "Second brother, think carefully. Don't make a decision now. You can come to me after you have thought about what you want."
Zhao Tong said: "Then let's go back and think about it again."
Daojun Emperor said: "Very good, very good!"
Zhao Tong left the palace and looked heavy after leaving the imperial city.
Is it finally starting? Yes, it's about to begin.
The Maritime Alliance was a mistake, but it was far from causing such serious consequences.
There are only three reasons.
First of all, the Song Dynasty overestimated the combat power of its own army, and underestimated the combat power of the Liao Kingdom's army.
The overestimation came from the victory in the Battle of Longyou and the weakness of the Tubo and Uighurs in Xixia; the underestimation came from the Jurchen army's 20,000 troops defeating the Liao 700,000.
Secondly, it was a bad time to decide this matter.
Li Liangsi proposed to join forces with Jin and Liao. At that time, the Jin Kingdom had not yet been established. This matter was studied for several years. It was not until the Jurchens defeated Liao and Jianguo that it was gradually settled. At this time, the Jurchens were already very powerful. Even without It is possible to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty and destroy the Liao Dynasty alone.
The Maritime Alliance was discussed for several more years. By the time the date of joining the Liao Dynasty was finally determined, the Jurchens were no longer important to the Song Dynasty. In nearly ten years, the Jurchens had grown from a grassroots team and a native of Acheng to a stronger nation. , and eventually grew into a rogue and bully. It would be unwise to cooperate at this time.
Once again, the time for Jin to launch the attack on Liao was not good.
At this time, Fangla revolted, using the name of Mingjiao, gathering tens of thousands of people, and captured fifty-two counties in six states. They killed countless people and robbed countless women. The Song Dynasty had to postpone its invasion of Liao Dynasty.
It was not easy to put down the Fangla Uprising. Tong Guan led two groups of Western Army's imperial guards, four groups of Tibetan soldiers, and the Gyeonggi Imperial Army. It took six months to put down the uprising.
This is nothing more than a small country war.
After this battle, the Western troops were exhausted and suffered heavy losses. There was even widespread plague in the army.
The Jin envoys came to Tokyo several times to urge troops to be sent, and then they forced troops to attack Liao as a last resort. By this time, the Jin soldiers were almost defeated.
They were defeated in one battle and defeated again in another battle.
Tong Guan made the decision without permission, and Wan Guan bought Yan Yun back from Jin Guo. But since Jin Guo can capture it, then taking it back is just a snap. Facts have proved that spending money bought a lonely person, and soon the Jin army launched a large-scale Invasion southward.
Zhao Tong kept recalling these things in his mind and reviewing them.
He has been reviewing the Maritime Alliance and the Song, Jin and Liao Dynasties since he was a child, looking for ways to break the situation, but the Maritime Alliance is extremely difficult to reverse.
Then tamper with the time of Song, Jin and Liao, or simply Jin attack Liao, advance or delay, and then...
If you can't, then you have to follow Zhao Jiu's example and set up another mountain.
As for fighting for the throne and waiting for the throne, there is no time. Before the day when we can work hard to govern, the iron hooves are rolling in. Even if that day comes, can this court really work hard to govern? I'm afraid it still needs to be broken.
It is better not to think about the possibility that the Jin soldiers can attack the city of Tokyo, seize power in the face of danger, save the situation, turn the tide, and defeat the heads of the Jin soldiers with the help of God.
When the carriage arrived in front of the palace, Zhao Tong dismounted and Qi Hongyu came to pick him up. He said, "Call Huang Gu."
After a while, Huang Gu entered the house and came to the study. Zhao Tong took out two wax pills and handed them to him and said: "One for the southeast and one for the north. You can deliver the north one in person. If there is an accident, you don't have to come back." .”
Huang Gu said: "Don't worry, young master, if people are there and things are there, if people are not there, things will definitely not be there!"
Zhao Tong nodded: "I have applied for a few official positions in the official family. I will go to more people when delivering letters. With an official position, I will be safer on the road."
Huang Gu said: "Young Master?"
Zhao Tong nodded and said calmly: "Yes."
Huang Gu bowed deeply and turned around to go out.
Zhao Tong stood up, walked slowly to the door, looked at Huang Gu's back, and closed his eyes slightly.
Yes, kill the emperor!
Kill Jin Emperor, kill Jin Emperor Wanyan Aguda!
Only by killing Emperor Jin can the time between Song, Jin and Liao be tampered with!
By changing this timeline, there will be countless possibilities in the future, and these possibilities will create countless opportunities.
"But..." Zhao Tong suddenly opened his eyes and smiled slightly: "How can you do this kind of thing alone?"
He looked to the north and said with a smile: "It's time to catch a glimpse of Brother Lin Ya's style!"
Going to sea is not an easy task. Not only do you have to identify personnel, make plans, and choose shipping routes, but you also need to prepare all kinds of things and trivial items needed at sea.
Zhao Tong naturally didn't care about this. He went to the palace one after another in the past few days, just to discuss with Emperor Daojun and several ministers how to negotiate with the Kingdom of Jin.
Such a major matter involves all kinds of entangled interests and will never be discussed in one go. Zhao Tong's trip this time is actually the most difficult step, which is not only to find the Jurchen court, but also to persuade them to form an alliance.
If it succeeds this time, we can agree on a time for future discussions, and we don't have to go to land anymore, we can just talk directly by sea.
More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhao Tong estimated that it would take at least half a month before he could travel. He was not in a hurry. He didn't even go to the palace for the past two days, but just practiced calligraphy in the study.
This morning, Zhang Xian came and his injury had recovered.
The young man fell to the ground as soon as he entered the door. Zhao Tong smiled and said, "Xiao Lang, what are you doing?"
The young man said with a serious face: "Zhang Xian thanks the prince for saving his life and pays homage to him."
Zhao Tong looked at the handsome and persistent face of the young man and shook his head: "We are all one family, why are you so polite? Get up and talk."
Zhang Xian immediately looked a little weird when he heard this. When he lived with his instructor before, he was wondering about many things, such as why his sister lived in the palace? But there was nowhere to ask.
But during these ten days of recuperation, he was thrown into the Broken Jade Tower, where it was like a horde of demons dancing around. He heard a lot of words. When he put these words together, he got a general idea.
It's just that... the young man went to Langzhou for medical treatment when he was five years old and has never returned to Tokyo. Today he is only thirteen or fourteen. It is really difficult for him to have any idea in his heart.
Zhao Tong smiled and said, "Young man, go back and check on Zhen Niang. These days, I just say you are fine. She agrees verbally, but she can't see you. I can't help but feel panicked in my heart."
Zhang Xian nodded in agreement, saluted again, and left.
When they arrived at the door, someone led them to the back house. The young lady burst into tears when she saw the surprise, and said, "How do you get in the back house here?"
Zhang Xian said: "The prince asked me to come here."
When the young lady heard this, she lowered her eyebrows and remained silent.
(End of chapter)
