Save the Bachelor of Heaven

"Going to Nanyang?" Qi Shaoshang was stunned.

Xiang Nan nodded, "There are many islands in the South Seas, and the land is fertile. Many of them are unclaimed lands. Isn't it better for us to go there and establish ourselves as kings than to stay in the middle of the country and be a mere cottage owner?"

Moreover, after arriving in Nanyang, there is no need to fight anymore, and the brothers can live for a long time. Isn't it much better than staying in Lianyun Village? "

"This...let me think about it carefully." Qi Shaoshang hesitated for a moment and said.

"You have to make up your mind as soon as possible so that we can make timely arrangements. Otherwise, I'm afraid that the Song and Liao wars will start, and our Lianyun village will be involved in the war again." Xiang Nan said.

"You mean, the Liao Dynasty will tear up the peace agreement and invade the Song Dynasty again?" Qi Shaoshang asked quickly after hearing this.

"No. The Song Dynasty will tear up the peace agreement and attack the Liao Kingdom together with the Jin Kingdom." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said.

Qi Shaoshang was stunned for a moment.

Since the confrontation between Liao and Song, the Song Dynasty has always been the bullied party, and was often beaten to the point of admitting defeat and paying compensation. Now it is really rare to become the active offensive party and send troops to attack Liao together with the Jin Kingdom.

"But the Song Dynasty is destined to seek skin from tigers. Because after the fall of the Liao Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom will soon attack the Song Dynasty." Xiang Nan explained, "The Song army will be weak and unable to deal with the tiger and wolf-like Jin soldiers. It will definitely be a big enemy." Lose or lose. We, even Yunzhai, will bear the brunt of the attack and suffer heavy casualties."

"Is this really true?" Qi Shaoshang asked in surprise.

"If you don't believe me, let's wait and see. The war will start in half a year at most." Xiang Nan said confidently, "Brother Qi, if you really do as I say, do you agree to go to Nanyang?"

Qi Shaoshang hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "If it is true as you said, then we will go to Nanyang."

"Okay, it's settled." Xiang Nan nodded.

…

Now is the eighteenth year of Song Huizong's reign. Xiang Nan has received news that Song Huizong has sent envoys to discuss cooperation with the Jin Dynasty to destroy Liao. The war between Song and Liao is about to begin.

However, with the weak military strength of the Song Dynasty, it was actually no match for the Liao army, let alone the Jin soldiers who had just established the country and had not yet fallen, like wolves and tigers.

Therefore, once the war broke out, the Song Dynasty's army could only contain the Liao soldiers, but could not cause much damage to the Liao soldiers, let alone capture the city.

Historical records record that after Song and Jin formed a maritime alliance to jointly attack Liao, 300,000 Song troops attacked Liao, but failed one after another. In the end, the Liao Kingdom was destroyed by the Jin Kingdom.

However, the Kingdom of Jin still returned the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Song Dynasty in accordance with the covenant, but it demanded a large amount of Sui coins.

Moreover, before returning these territories, the Jin Kingdom had already sent people to search in advance and took away all the local people and wealth, leaving only dozens of cities in ruins.

The Song Dynasty paid a lot of money and got only ruins, so it naturally suffered a big loss. Moreover, after losing the barrier of the Liao Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom immediately regarded the Song Dynasty as an enemy and quickly attacked back.

Eight years later, during the Jingkang Incident, Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, their father and son, as well as concubines, civil and military officials, musicians and singers were all taken captive to the Northern Kingdom.

Xiang Nan couldn't bear to see such humiliation.

Therefore, he was ready. If Qi Shaoshang and others were unwilling to leave, he would not force it. When the time comes, he will take Fu Wanqing and Gu Wuzheng out of Lianyun Village by himself. It will be easy for him to protect his wife and children with his ability.

…

In the following days, the bet between Xiang Nan and Qi Shaoshang spread throughout Lianyun Village.

After hearing this bet, the seven village leaders and tens of thousands of gang members were all surprised.

"Master, do we really want to go to Nanyang?" Lao Xuguang asked.

"Master, is it okay if you don't leave?" Gou Qingfeng asked.

"Master, we should stay and defend our country." You Tianlong also said.

"Now the bet has been made, but the result has not come out yet. It is too early to talk about going to Nanyang." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "However, I don't want to stay to protect my family and the country.

First, the current emperor is incompetent, arrogant and extravagant, favors traitors and sycophants, causing harm to the country and the people. The treacherous prime minister Cai Jing has gone, and the treacherous minister Fang Yingkan has come. Why should I protect such a foolish king and such a court?

Second, you are my brothers and we are a family. I propose to go to Nanyang just to keep you safe. When we get there, we will establish ourselves as kings and a country. There will be no war or killing, and life will be ten or a hundred times better. "

Seeing him say this, everyone was stunned, and then nodded.

The current incompetence of the imperial court really makes people feel aggrieved and resentful.

After Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he always favored traitors and appointed traitorous officials such as Cai Jing, Gao Qiu, Zhu Meng, and Tong Guan to indulge in sensuality and oppress good people. For the sake of Hua Shi Gang, Jiangnan was in chaos, causing Fangla in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and Songjiang in Huainan to revolt.

Two years ago, Cai Jing was demoted and dismissed from office. Many people thought that the emperor had awakened and changed his mind. They hoped that he could revitalize the government, purge officials, and restore peace and prosperity to the people.

But I didn't expect that Cai Jing went there and Fang Ying came to see it. His Youqiao Group monopolized salt, sugar, cotton, cloth, oil, etc. in various provinces, causing prices to skyrocket and people to live in dire straits.

Such a foolish king and such a court are indeed not worth risking their lives to protect. However, going to Nanyang to establish a country is not just a matter of words. They had to leave their homes and careers.

And Lianyunzhai and the others have been running it for so many years, so it’s hard to let go of it no matter how much they say they don’t want it.

"Everyone, if you are willing to give up, you will gain something." Xiang Nan knew their mentality and persuaded them, "If we don't leave, we will have nothing when the golden soldiers arrive.

Our village only has tens of thousands of troops in total. How can we defeat others' hundreds of thousands of troops? By that time, countless brothers had died on the battlefield and died.

Compared with this, it is naturally more cost-effective to go to Nanyang. The climate in Nanyang is humid, so there is no problem with two or three crops a year. Once you get there, you won’t have to go hungry anymore. "

Hearing what Xiang Nan said, everyone was suddenly moved.

…

"That's all, let's figure this out for now. Anyway, there's still half a year left. Then, we'll see if the Song-Liao war can be fought." Seeing that everyone was moved by him, Xiang Nan said again.

When everyone heard this, they all nodded.

If, as Xiang Nan said, Song and Jin would unite to fight against the Liao, then after the demise of the Liao, the Jin would definitely invade the Song Dynasty.

When the time comes, their Lianyun Village will bear the brunt and will definitely be wiped out by the Jin soldiers.

And they had fought hundreds of battles with the Liao soldiers, so they naturally knew that the combat power of Lianyun Village was incomparable to the regular army of the imperial court. If you fight against the Liao army, you will lose more and win less. If you fight against the Jin soldiers, you will lose even more miserably.

After all, the Liao Kingdom had been established for hundreds of years, and its army had inevitably become corrupted. However, less than ten years after the founding of the Jin Kingdom, the army still maintained considerable combat effectiveness.

Therefore, if Song and Jin really unite to fight against Liao in half a year, then the future of Lianyun Village is already doomed. Therefore, we must go, otherwise there is only a dead end.