"Ji Guo Gong, you can speak out."
Unknowingly, Zhao Kuo's eyebrows raised slightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhao Hong cheered up and started showing off.
At this time, if you can drink a glass of red wine or eat half a watermelon, the state and atmosphere will be perfect.
"Your Majesty, everything on the peace table comes from victory and defeat on the battlefield. Without strength, all peace treaties are just pieces of paper. The Tatar national policy is based on aggression and expansion. Our Song Dynasty is prosperous Wealthy, the Tatars will surely go south to invade the Song Dynasty if they destroy the Xia Dynasty. Are they eager to avenge themselves for a while, or is the national destiny of the Song Dynasty more important..."
Zhao Hong was talking eloquently, but in the middle of his words, he was interrupted by Shi Miyuan on the side, who followed him with a sneer and started talking.
"Your Highness, what you are saying is all rhetoric. The heir of King Yi is right. The Jin people are my eternal enemies. We don't even talk about destroying the Jin people and restoring the old ones. We can also seize some places as a buffer and let the Tatars Look, I, the Song Dynasty, cannot be insulted lightly."
After Shi Miyuan finished speaking, he looked serious again, his face unwavering.
The officials below looked at each other in astonishment. Shi Miyuan has always insisted on joining forces with China to fight Mongolia. Why did he change his tune today?
It seems that Shi Xiang is just supporting the young heir of King Yi.
Anyway, it's all just talk.
Rhetoric?
Zhao Hong was startled, his heart became angry, and he smiled coldly.
"Xiang Shi, please don't interrupt others rashly when they are talking. This is very disrespectful and disrespectful."
Blatantly interrupting other people's conversations and openly denying one's own arguments is simply a blatant slap in the face and provocation.
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable?
Zhao Hong responded openly, and there was silence in the hall. Shi Miyuan's eyes suddenly opened, and he looked at Zhao Hong with all his energy.
"Ji Guo Gong, you can't be trusted in court. You play the piano and compose music. You know nothing about Tatars, so don't make fun of your generosity here!"
Shi Miyuan was very angry and denounced Zhao Hong's shallowness.
Are you talking nonsense, being romantic, making people laugh, and being generous?
The anger in Zhao Hong's heart was suddenly aroused.
In later generations, he was used to rolling around and seeing the warmth and coldness of life, with high eyebrows and low eyes. The other party's trick to confuse people was too low-level, but he couldn't stand it.
Does he really think that he is that 20-year-old stupid guy?
Zhao Kuo, who was sitting on the throne, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but still did not speak.
He wanted to see how this prince, who was criticized by outsiders as being worthless, would react?
The ministers in the main hall looked at Zhao Hong and Shi Miyuan with their eyes wide open.
The Duke of Ji Guo was indeed the Duke of Ji Guo. He was a lonely and brave man. He was the only one in the palace who dared to confront the Prime Minister Shi Miyuan in person.
"Is it a lie? Is it romantic? Is it ridiculous?"
Zhao Hong secretly glanced at Zhao Kuo on the throne and saw that his face was calm and calm, and he was much more courageous.
"Xiang Xiang, you are allowed to control the platform, control the way of speech, talk about officials' rumors and reports, and confuse right and wrong, so you are not allowed to speak truthfully to the public in this country? You are allowed to only hold the power of appointing officials and never take orders and reports, so you are not allowed to play a few songs. Qu, romantic, romantic? The decision is made in the room, and the power is in the bed. I am so generous and laughable, it is better than you who have the power to dominate the world."
Zhao Hong got angry and pointedly pointed at Shi Miyuan's power in front of all the officials.
These words were what he had just learned from his conversation with Li Tang Zhen Dexiu and his innate historical knowledge, so he could just plug them in and use them.
The whole hall was silent, and the ministers were speechless for a moment. Everyone looked at Zhao Hong with different thoughts.
Is Duke Ji Guo going to fall out with the prime minister?
Jin Deokxiu was stunned. Zhao Hong's move was an open break with Shi Miyuan.
Wei Liaoweng secretly exclaimed. Such words came out of Zhao Hong's mouth, but he was slapped in the face in front of the court, making Shi Miyuan unable to get off stage.
"Mr. Ji Guo, you are confusing the public again. What we are talking about now is the Tatar matter, not the rumored matter."
Shi Miyuan remained calm and broke the silence in the hall.
Confusing information.
Zhao Hong sneered and continued speaking, saliva flying everywhere.
Some things come to an end. Just leave an impression on the emperor and the ministers.
"Xiang Xiang, since you are the prime minister of the current dynasty, I would like to ask you, how many troops does Genghis Khan, the Great Khan of Tatar, have under his command? What are the main weapons of the Tatar army? What are their tactics? How much territory does the Tatar occupy? How big is it? How long will it take to destroy the country?"
Zhao Hong looked at Shi Miyuan with burning eyes.
The old guy told the court that he was playing with things and lost his ambition, and that he didn't know shit and had sinister intentions that could be punished.
However, one could tell from Shi Miyuan's slightly trembling body that he seemed to have hit a key point in Shi Miyuan's body.
"Your Highness, I don't seem to need to answer you."
Shi Miyuan said coldly, and the cold light in his eyes grew stronger.
"Shi Xiang, it's not that there's no need to answer, it's just that you don't know!"
Zhao Hong snorted coldly, saluted Zhao Kuo on the throne, and continued speaking under the astonished gazes of all the courtiers.
"Your Majesty, ministers, the Tatars have about 120 soldiers and horses of a thousand households, and about 120,000 Tatar cavalry. After the Tatars occupied the Central Plains, there were about 50,000 more infantry, mostly Han troops. The Tatars Mainly cavalry and archery, they are highly mobile and are best at attacking in the east and west, being fast and flexible. The fourth cavalry in the army becomes heavy cavalry, charging into battle, just like the iron pagoda of the Jin people. The sixth is light cavalry, each with two or three horn bows, at least Three or four war horses. The soldiers are indispensable with bows and knives. One of the strong bows can shoot about 200 steps for a sharp archer. Its siege weapon is called the "return gun", which has a range of more than 300 steps and can shoot huge rocks. It weighs a hundred kilograms, enough to destroy a city wall."
Zhao Hong combined the knowledge and memories of later generations and continued to speak.
"Genghis Khan was a god in his military use. The Tatar army loved to massacre cities. He destroyed more than 40 countries in the Western Regions. He destroyed the country and killed countless people. The tactics of the Tatar army are called "evil shooting", with heavy cavalry attacking from the front and light cavalry on both wings. Taking turns to harass with cavalry and shooting, fewer often win against more. Of course, tactics are ever-changing, depending on the battlefield situation."
Zhao Hong looked at the ministers in the hall who were listening with their ears pricked up, and every word was heart-breaking.
"Your Majesty, colleagues, in my opinion, the Tatar tigers and wolves have a heart that is afraid of power but not moral. They are at war with the world. It will not take more than seven or eight years to destroy the Xia Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty. Where we, the Song Dynasty, go, your Majesty will decide. "
After saying so much, Shi Miyuan did not interrupt him again, which was beyond his expectation.
After Zhao Hong finished speaking, he casually bowed to Shi Miyuansu.
"Prime Minister, my prince is so reckless and offended!"
Genghis Khan destroyed Xixia in 1227 AD and died of illness in the same year. His son Ogedai destroyed the Jin Dynasty, but he did not exaggerate in six or seven years.
Shi Miyuan looked sullen, snorted coldly, and then closed his eyes again.
How does this bastard know so many important military and national affairs? Could it be that the two old stubborns Zhen Dexiu and Wei Liaowen were teaching secretly?
Zhen Dexiu and Wei Liaoweng, I'm afraid they don't have such profound military attainments.
Above the main hall, Zhen Dexiu and Wei Liaoweng, including many Qingliu ministers, looked at Zhao Hong in surprise, with different thoughts.
Shi Miyuan stood up to Shi Miyuan in the main hall and offended the most powerful minister in the dynasty. Isn't this life-threatening?
The whole hall was silent, and even the officials at the Yushitai forgot to raise their voice for a moment.
The apocalyptic crisis, in just seven or eight years, the Tatars and the Song Dynasty will be at war with each other, and everyone is shocked.
"Your Highness, is this what you heard, or is it true?"
Wang Kuan turned pale and broke the silence.
He is a provincial admonisher under his sect, and he records memorials every day to correct his violations. Of course, the authenticity of Zhao Hong's words must be verified.
"Wang Yushi, my father-in-law has been in contact with northern merchants in the neighborhood for more than two years. Most of the things that happened in the Tatar army came from their mouths, and Mr. Truth has painstakingly taught me. There will be no deviation. How much can Tatar do in Xixia? When the country was about to be destroyed, the Jin people who could be forced moved their capital to the south of the Yellow River to avoid their attack. One can imagine their fighting power."
Zhao Hong's words made many ministers in the palace nod. Especially Zhen Dexiu, who proudly stroked three strands of his beard.
This disciple is not useless.
However, he only remembered that he taught Zhao Hong moral articles. Did he also talk so much about military affairs? Why do many of Zhao Hong's explanations seem new to me?
"Zhao Gong and Gou Mengyu, you two were sent to the Tatars as envoys and met Genghis Khan and Mu Huali. Can you tell me, what is the strength of the Tatar troops? Is it as what Duke Ji Guo said?"
Zhao Kuo, who was sitting on the throne, looked at the censors Zhao Gong and Gou Mengyu.
Although there were only a few words, compared to the past where the court turned a deaf ear and pretended to be deaf and dumb, Zhao Kuo had asked enough questions today.
"Your Majesty, what His Highness the Duke of Jiguo said is true! The Tatars are just like the Jurchens when peace was declared. They have strong soldiers and horses and are unstoppable. They are indeed our great enemy!"
Censor Zhao Gong stood up first and paid his respects.
In the spring of the thirteenth year of Jiading, Huaidong's envoy Jia She sent Zhao Gong to Hebei to pay a visit to Mu Huali, the Mongolian commander in Han, in accordance with the imperial decree. Zhao Gong also received warm hospitality from Mu Huali. Mu Huali then sent Su Buhan and others to accompany the Song envoys for a return visit.
In April of the 14th year of Jiading, Gou Mengyu, the envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty, traveled a long distance to Tiemenguan in the Western Regions, where he met with Genghis Khan.
In the 16th year of Jiading, Gou Mengyu went to Tatar again and was treated favorably by Genghis Khan.
It can be said that these two people have a much deeper understanding of Mongolia than anyone else in the court.
"Your Majesty, the Tatar cavalry is all over the world and their military strength is at its peak. Even the Jin people moved their capital south to avoid their sharpness. The Tatars take killing and plunder as a matter of course. It is not surprising that one day they will go south to invade the Song Dynasty."
Another censor, Gou Mengyu, came out next and coincided with Zhao Gong's intention.
There was a lot of whispering and discussion in the hall again.
The Tatars are powerful, so we have to be careful.
"Your Highness, as you said, the Tatars are powerful. How should the court deal with them? Your Highness must already know what they are doing, right?"
The tall and thin supervisory censor Moze stood up, and there was something in his words.
"His Highness speaks eloquently and eloquently. After saying so much, you must have a good idea of how to deal with the future?"
Li Zhixiao, the supervisory censor, also came out, hiding the needle in the cotton.
This guy Zhao Hong is a useless snack. If he talks a little more, his flaws will definitely be exposed.
"Mr. Ji Guo, you are eloquent and beautiful. Even if what you say is clear and logical, what good will it do to national affairs? Can your flashy judgments stand up to the Tatar cavalry?"
Liang Chengda, the fat and black man of the censor, spoke sharply and directly demoted Zhao Hong to nothing.
They were eloquent, flashy, and some of the officials had strange auras, which made Zhao Hong's face turn red and all the arrogance in his heart was aroused.
If this fat black man had been in the northwest where he was teaching, he would have been beaten to a pulp and beaten like a pig's head.
Wei Liaoweng's face turned livid and he wanted to go out and denounce all the censors, but Zhen Dexiu pulled his sleeve and shook his head to stop him.
Judging from Zhao Hong's appearance, he seemed to be prepared.
"Liang Yushi, and several others, while you are quarreling with heaven and earth in this hall, have you ever put forward a piece of advice that is useful to the court? Have you ever reported it to the people who froze to death on the streets of Lin'an? You just take your salary and do nothing. Do you think you are useful standing here?"
At this time, he really wanted to say something: everyone here is rubbish. However, this attack is too broad and will not help. The only option is to give up.
Zhao Hong has perfected his eloquence by giving various classes to children all year round.
In the presence of the emperor, the censors had to pay attention to their words, but Zhao Hong didn't care, and every word touched his heart.
After all, the speaking officials are civil servants and senior intellectuals, and there are some things they cannot say out loud. But he is different, he has no taboos, no matter how unpleasant it sounds, he will disgust these shit stirrers to death.
