Zhao Huan personally supported the old general Zhong Shidao and slowly walked to the boulder, letting him sit down safely while he stayed by his side.
This time he didn't have any arrogance at all, knowing that if it weren't for him, this old general would be more than that.
"Your Majesty, don't be like this. I am already seventy-five years old. As Confucius said, seventy is rare in ancient times. I am worthy of having lived to this age, and I have not been able to spend the rest of my life in vain. I am very lucky!"
"Old husband, it's my fault."
"Your Majesty!" Zhong Shidao's tone was a little serious this time, but he turned around and sighed again, "It is really a blessing for the Song Dynasty that Your Majesty thinks so, at least it shows that Your Majesty will not be willful.
In fact, the old minister just felt that this matter was really a good thing.
Not only is His Majesty ambitious, he is also very similar to the young Taizong Tang Xuanzong. He seemed to be a middle-aged man before, but he actually had great perseverance and determination in his heart.
This is a good thing, but Your Majesty, to be disrespectful, Your Majesty's talent is far inferior to that of little Taizong, not even comparable to Taizu Taizong and Renzong Shenzong.
Your Majesty has great perseverance and determination, but lacks pragmatic ability. In recent years, no one has taught your Majesty the art of war, strategy, culture and martial arts, causing your Majesty to miss the best opportunity.
This is our fault, and it is also the fault of the late Emperor.
But the situation has come to this, and we can only try our best to make up for it.
During this period of time, the old minister was by His Majesty's side and saw with his own eyes His Majesty's miraculous ability to turn his hands into clouds and rain. The Song Dynasty was very lucky to have such a hero!
But Your Majesty, you must know that the affairs of this world cannot last long solely by conspiracy.
Not every mountain is as high as a mountain. Your Majesty, let’s look at your Majesty today. Is your Majesty still the same as when you sent Zongze out?
Weighing the pros and cons, strategizing, and checking and balancing both sides are certainly things that your Majesty must learn. The veteran can never say that if your Majesty has learned these, he will not be a wise king.
But Your Majesty, this is definitely not the time for checks and balances.
How could Your Majesty create such a situation and almost save the Song Dynasty from crisis? What did Your Majesty rely on? Does Your Majesty still remember? "
Zhao Huan couldn't help but become silent after hearing Zhong Shidao's words, but he did not answer Zhong Shidao's question. Instead, he asked after being silent.
"Have I really changed?"
"Your Majesty, when I was dismissed from office, I still couldn't help but inquire about the affairs of the world, and I still couldn't help but see if the Song Dynasty still needed this old man to die.
When I heard that Your Majesty had expelled Li Gang, I felt very angry and felt that the Song Dynasty had no hope of life anymore.
But when the veteran heard that His Majesty had enabled Zongze to rebuild the defense line in Cizhou, the veteran once again had a glimmer of hope in his heart.
But the old minister is still worried, worried that His Majesty will be deceived and change his mind again.
After that, the old minister heard a lot of news. Zongze lived up to the expectations of the world. His Majesty's trust in Zongze made the old minister feel what it means to be a king and his minister!
After I received your majesty's handwritten letter, your majesty knew that I had trouble sleeping that day, feeling that my country, the Song Dynasty, was finally saved, and the world was finally saved!
Your Majesty really did not disappoint the old minister. Twenty years of loneliness did not dull your Majesty's heart and did not extinguish the fire in your heart.
Lao Chen, I’m so lucky! Great luck to the Song Dynasty!
Your Majesty's scheming methods impressed my senior ministers, my forbearance and courage. Your Majesty's ability has not disappointed my senior ministers, nor will I disappoint the world.
But His Majesty still lacks one last thing.
Vigor!
Now that the death of the old minister is approaching, some words can no longer be tolerated. The foundation of our Song Dynasty is indeed lacking. There are many problems, so there has always been a huge gap between the emperor and his ministers.
The king did not trust his ministers, and the ministers did not trust the king. They competed with each other for power, which plunged the Song Dynasty into a helpless whirlpool.
But Your Majesty, do you know why no one in the Song Dynasty is as good as Emperor Qin, Emperor Taizong of Han, or even Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty?
Because I, the Song Dynasty, lacked the courage to rely on weighing the pros and cons and relying on the art of balancing to secure the throne but not the country. It destroyed the future and broke the foundation.
Your Majesty, if you want to achieve the hegemony of the Han and Tang Dynasties, you must have the courage of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
This is the path of the world. I hope your majesty can understand this. What our Song Dynasty needs is more than just a heroic overlord who can help the Central Plains.
What’s more, we need a wise master who can influence the destiny of my Great Song Dynasty and restore the spirit of my Great Song Dynasty!
Nowadays, the war seems to be stable, but in fact it is full of crises. It is the greatest luck for His Majesty to be able to see here today.
Your Majesty, does he know why we, the Song Army, obviously occupied a good situation today, but in the end we almost capsized and capsized here? "
"I know that it was me, the Song Dynasty, who did not cultivate military equipment, and it was me who acted rashly!"
"Your Majesty is wrong!" Master Zhong suddenly coughed violently, his face instantly became pale and bloodless, and the wounds on his body burst open again and began to bleed.
"Old husband..."
"Your Majesty, don't touch the old minister. The old minister can still do this because the arrow has not been taken out from the body. If he does, he will die!" Zhong Shidao stopped all Zhao Huan's movements. "Your Majesty, please don't stop the old minister anymore. Just let him." Old minister, please finish everything you have to say.”
"Okay, okay, my husband said."
"Your Majesty, the military armaments of the Song Dynasty are so lax, and now there is not a single combatable soldier left in the Song Dynasty. It is not your Majesty's fault, and it cannot even be said to be the fault of the late emperor.
Since the reign of Renzong, what we in the Song Dynasty have pursued is to stop fighting and use money to defeat the outside world, and facts have proved that there are no problems with this path.
I, the Song Dynasty, give millions of coins to Liao and even Xixia every year. This is shameful and excessive, but what does it mean?
These coins could not reach the hands of the people of Liao and Xixia. They were still impoverished and even became more luxurious because of the wealth of the powerful and the loss of war in the world.
In this way, not to mention their corruption, in order to get better enjoyment, they must accept the trade routes of the Song Dynasty.
Does your Majesty know how much money the Song Dynasty can get from Liao and Xixia every year?
Not to mention the coins given to them, without the support of the Liao and Xixia people, the bloated officialdom of the Song Dynasty, the royal family, and the countless Hunan troops would have dragged us down long ago.
If the Qingli New Deal of that year was successful, we would be able to completely start a counterattack, and how could we let the Najin people become a climate.
There was no fighting for forty-two years, and then there was intermittent fighting for a total of ten years. The soldiers no longer knew what it was like to be on the battlefield, and the entire military camp became a place for making money.
It is the fault of our Song Dynasty that has been accumulated for many years. This veteran must admit it, and your Majesty must also admit it.
But Your Majesty, is this Song Dynasty really hopeless?
My Kaifeng Forbidden Army is dead, the Hebei Forbidden Army is dead, and most of the Hedong Road is dead. Jiangnan is in chaos, the entire Song Dynasty is in pieces, and even Xixia is about to resurrect.
But as the saying goes, good fortune and misfortune depend on each other. In such a situation, it is not a huge opportunity!
Your Majesty, don't think about pacifying Hebei Road, pacifying Hedong Road, or joining forces with Yanshan Road.
Although Zongze still had Yue Fei, who had some good soldiers and horses, and the ever-victorious army under Guo Yaoshi could also be used to fight, the Jin people were defeated several times.
I feel that the world will be at peace, and your Majesty will be able to balance the court and be a prosperous and wise king.
The Jin general we drove away today was Wanyan Yinshu, the man who captured Yelu Yanxi, Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom. He was not a big figure in the Jin army.
But this retreat will definitely inform the Jin people's left wing marshal Wanyan Zonghan, that is, Marshal Nianhan, all about the situation here.
Let me tell you something that Your Majesty doesn't like. Putting all the generals of the Song Dynasty together, I'm afraid they are no match for Nianhan. This old minister really doesn't have the ambition of others and destroys his own prestige!
At that time, the veteran was also in charge of the Western Army. In recent years, the news here may be even more detailed than His Majesty's.
Does Your Majesty know the current situation of the West Route Army?
The army of the Song Dynasty is rotten, but except for the seeds of Hebei under Zongze, they are elite young men full of hatred, and they will be the real army of hundreds of battles in the future.
There are still many real elites in our Western Army. Not to mention others, Liu Qi, who is next to Your Majesty, his father was a general in the Western Army, and Yao Pingzhong was also from the Western Army.
In addition, Han Shizhong and Wu Jie are now elite generals of our Western Army, and they are both rising stars of our Western Army.
In addition, He Guan, the general of Hedong Road, can be found at any time, Wang reported.
These people are now all gathered on Hedong Road, but the old minister dares to bet His Majesty that together they cannot stop Wanyan Zonghan's attack.
If you don’t believe it, your Majesty can just wait for the news!
Nianhan was the only one I had ever seen in my life. I was willing to call him the number one general of the Jin people after Wanyan Agu was beaten to death. The strength of this man is beyond what we can withstand now.
Once Nianhan and we are delayed, he can directly instigate us in the rear, drag down our logistics, and make internal troubles continue.
At that time, there will be a real disaster of national subjugation and genocide.
At this time, His Majesty has been completely dragged down by Hebei Road. If His Majesty can endure it, please give up the entire Hebei Road, and even many key places including Jinan.
Guard Guanzhong Jiangnan, quell the civil strife in Jiangnan, stabilize ourselves, and use counter-insurgency tactics to kill the Nianhan dog bandits. We will gather together the food, fodder and baggage, and with the help of the Khitan and the remnants of the Liao Kingdom, we will join forces with Xixia to attack the Jin people.
Only then can you win a great victory! "
At this time, Zhong Shidao told Zhao Huan the plan he had long imagined. This was his last strategy and the only way to survive after thinking hard.
Zhao Huan held his hand at this time, and his heart was full of thoughts. This was the first time that an old man told him about Song Dynasty so carefully.
This is not the history books of the Spring and Autumn Period that appear to be true or false in textbooks. This is the real Song Dynasty.
And this also allowed him to completely figure out his own path.
"Old Xianggong, don't worry, I already know it. I will definitely not let you down...Old Xianggong?"
When Zhao Huan looked up again, all he saw was the hanging head and a smile at the corner of his mouth.
