Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Zhao Kuangyin's thoughts on Qian Chu were constantly changing.

From the perspective of the lord of the Zhao Song Dynasty, he did not think Qian Chu would have any choice in the face of the Song Dynasty's southward offensive.

Even if he joined forces with the Tang Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, he would still not be able to change the reality of being defeated by the Song Dynasty. In the end, he might not only destroy his country but also die.

Merchants pursue profit, and it is their nature to unite with the Song Dynasty to destroy the Tang Dynasty.

As for merchants, Zhao Kuangyin did not oppose them, but he did not like them very much either. Therefore, his earliest plan was to completely swallow up the Southern Tang Dynasty, force Qian Chu to surrender land for survival, and let him be a rich man and no longer ask about the affairs of the Song Dynasty.

However, as Zhao Kuangyin learned about his family affairs and his posthumous affairs after the light curtain appeared, his mentality was slowly changing.

According to the records of later history, he would die in October next year, which is exactly one year later.

Today's Imperial Medical Officer Liu Han has learned about the medical methods of the later generations through the light curtain, and his skills have improved a lot, and his diagnosis and treatment of his body have become more and more meticulous.

But even though Liu Han repeatedly assured that Zhao Kuangyin was in good health and had no hidden illness, the thought of "sudden death" still made the lord of Zhao Song feel a dark cloud in his heart.

In this case, his treatment of his brother was somewhat fearless, and he eliminated his followers quite straightforwardly. He also issued orders without hesitation to those who contributed to the candlelight and axe sound named by the light curtain.

The eunuch Wang Jie'en colluded with people outside the palace and had bad intentions, so he was beheaded.

Cheng Dexuan, the former doctor of the Prince of Jin's mansion, committed treason and was beheaded.

Ma Shao, the former guest of the Prince of Jin's mansion, said that Chen Tianming was bewitching people, so he was sentenced to be executed and exiled to Xichuan.

In addition to these things, under the leadership of the Zhao Song government and the tacit cooperation of all officials in the Song court, Zhao Dezhao's position as the crown prince was quickly determined, and Zhao Kuangyin began to bring his son with him without hesitation, so that he could be exposed to government affairs and be convenient for him to give instructions.

Of course, the plans for dealing with Qian Chu and Li Yu have also been changing.

Li Yu was originally planned to be imprisoned, and after ten or eight years, Jiangnan would be stabilized, and then his whole family would be sent to western Sichuan or Zhuozhou - if the Khitan had been driven out of Hebei at that time.

But in the case of his life or death in the next year, if he wanted to quickly pacify Jiangnan in preparation for an emergency, he needed Li Yu's help.

What's more, as the light curtain was gradually revealed, Li Yu's literary talent that could leave a name in history books was enough for Zhao Kuangyin to look at him highly.

And forcing Qian Chu to surrender his land and return to his loyalty as soon as possible was also a plan to avoid chaos in the future.

Therefore, after careful consideration, there was a scene where Li Yu and Qian Chu were both invited to Guangzheng Hall.

After all, if it comes to destiny, like Ma Shao, who was rated as "dancing the gods" by later generations, ten people tied together and drooling dry are not as good as this light curtain.

I just didn't expect that this issue praised Li Yu's literary reputation, talked about Qian Chu's family affairs, and talked about the regret that the Song Dynasty could not be unified and Mongolia dominated. With all these things, the final effect was surprisingly good.

Perhaps it was because Jinling City was broken too quickly and Li Yu's family was well protected, the Southern Tang emperor now quickly realized that he had no talent for being a leader, thus breaking away from the hatred of the country's destruction and planning to focus his life on the art of writing.

Qian Chu was even more straightforward. He agreed to all of Zhao Kuangyin's requests without bargaining, and took the initiative to express his willingness to help the Song Dynasty in the attack on the Northern Han and Khitan.

This is also the reason why Qian Chu was able to attend the imperial consultation.

And listening to Qian Chu's words about using sea transportation to manage Liaodong, Zhao Kuangyin was not surprised at all. After all, this is what Qian Chu is best at.

Nodding, Zhao Kuangyin signaled Qian Chu to explain in detail, Cao Bin also raised his head, intending to listen to Qian Chu's opinion with interest.

Although it has not been decided yet, the generals present and Zhao Kuangyin have reached a consensus that they need to be divided into three routes.

Two of them are to destroy the Han Dynasty, one is to go out of Hedong and one is to go out of Shanxi, and the other is to go out of Hebei to contain the Khitan.

After all, the Khitan and the Northern Han Dynasty are truly in a relationship of lips and teeth, and in the attack a few years ago, it was the Khitan's crazy rescue that ultimately made the Song Dynasty's war to destroy the Han Dynasty end in vain.

And the current tentative decision is that Cao Lin, who has just completed the feat of destroying the Tang Dynasty, will lead the army out of Hebei to contain the Khitan.

In a sense, Cao Bin and Qian Chu can be regarded as the second time to join forces.

However, for Cao Bin, he knew that Qian Chu's Wuyue Kingdom has always been fond of trade and maritime affairs, and has had a lot of exchanges with Liaodong.

But he never expected that Qian Chu would know so much about the Khitan.

From the distribution of the Khitan coastal tribes to the differences in the strength of these tribes, they can all be said to be handy, and even the internal conflicts of some large tribes can be mentioned.

In addition to these intelligence hosts, there are even substantial help.

"If the emperor does not abandon it, I can summon the bandits of Goryeo to invade the border of Khitan as a help."

Cao Bin felt a little funny when he saw the different expressions of other generals. The biggest impact on them during these discussions in front of the emperor was not the discussion itself.

After all, the emperor's thoughts on the Northern Han Dynasty are well known to everyone, and at most they are surprised that this strategy was formulated so quickly and so early.

The biggest impact was seeing Qian Chu, the king of Nanyue, still have a happy expression when he is a minister, and even calling the emperor is more convenient than them.

This has shocked the generals a little bit inexplicably in the past few days.

However, Cao Bin thought about the record named Cao Youwen that he got from the eunuch, and felt inexplicably relieved.

Even though I am dead, I will not fall into the power of a general. I will have no regrets!

The thoughts in his mind were about to disappear, Cao Bin simply smiled and said:

"I didn't expect that Lord Qian could command foreign thieves from afar."

Qian Chu shook his head:

"The king of Goryeo dares to disobey official orders. How can I command the bandits of Goryeo?"

"It's just to confuse people and lure them. After all, these thieves on the sea are just seeking profit. They don't know that there is a king in Song Dynasty or Goryeo."

"If you lure them with benefits, they will go. If you lure them with huge benefits, they will not be afraid of life or death. If you lure them with huge benefits, they will be able to succeed even if they commit rebellion and kill their master."

Cao Bin was silent and nodded slowly, but he didn't really care. To him, the pirates mentioned by Qian Chu were more of an embellishment.

However, Zhao Kuangyin was thoughtful. After all, later generations had mentioned more than once that the Ming Dynasty was trapped by Japanese pirates.

The country that was able to sweep through the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties was also trapped by the disease of scabies, which shows that the harm caused by sea pirates can never be compared with land-based bandits.

Therefore, as his mind was racing, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly came up with an idea and suggested:

"When Qian Qing offers inducements, you might as well make it clear that for those who can kill the Khitan thieves and show their merits through martial arts, I can compile a list of them and submit them to the Lord of Goryeo to record their merits and commend them with titles."

The others had different expressions. Qian Chu thought about it and almost instantly became overjoyed:

"This is a wonderful idea!"

After this incident, the imperial meeting was temporarily dispersed. Now that there has been progress, Qian Chu needs to go back and make preparations.

After all, everyone present also knew that the Song Dynasty did not have the ability to destroy the Khitan in one fell swoop, so it was difficult to spread the word to the world.

Moreover, the leader of Goryeo had previously resisted Zhao Kuangyin's invitation to send troops.

Such a situation is quite confusing, so Qian Chu's proposal to attract the Goryeo pirates still requires some delicate operations to spread the news and achieve what Qian Chu himself said, "lure them with benefits."

However, after the meeting, Zhao Dezhao, who was walking in the imperial garden with his father, was still somewhat puzzled:

"Daddy's act of praising the pirates may make the King of Goryeo unhappy."

Zhao Kuangyin seemed very careless about his son's statement.

The last light curtain ended in early July. After that, I was busy paying homage to Xianzhai, showing my merits to the generals and soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty, and starting to put the attack on the Northern Han Dynasty on the agenda. Time passed a bit fast.

Now that September is coming to an end, there are only a few remaining flowers in the imperial garden. However, the sweet-scented osmanthus has begun to bloom in good season. Zhao Kuangyin strolled under the tree, took a deep breath and shook his head:

"Then it's up to him to be unhappy."

Zhao Dezhao thought for a while after hearing this:

"If we want to attack Goryeo, please fight!"

This actually made Zhao Kuangyin laugh:

"When did I say that I would attack Goryeo?"

Zhao Dezhao looked around and saw that there was no one else here, and the servants were following him from a distance, so the prince of the Song Dynasty changed his face to a sly smile:

"My son looked at the light screen and realized that his father also wants to engage in maritime affairs. I have not forgotten the words about the window period."

"And if we manage maritime affairs, we, the Song Dynasty, will definitely have a battle with Goryeo and the Japanese."

Zhao Kuangyin's expression did not change, and he planned to sit on the stone bench passing by. Zhao Dezhao hurriedly stepped forward and brushed off the sweet-scented osmanthus on the stone bench with his sleeves.

This made Zhao Songguanjia smile, gently wave his sleeves and say:

"The sages have said that in the use of etiquette, harmony is the most valuable. The way of the ancient kings is beautiful, and the small and large should follow it."

Zhao Dezhao smiled and said:

"The sages also said that there are things that cannot be done. It is also impossible to make peace if you know how to be harmonious and not to use etiquette."

"Dad, do you have any vassals who don't listen to the orders of the sect leader?"

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said:

"The King of Korea has no choice but to disobey my order. After all, his country is adjacent to the Khitan. If this dispatch of troops to assist the war will offend the Khitans, the King of Koryo will not do so."

"You can care about this matter or not. It all depends on me. Okay, you'd better tell me your true thoughts."

Zhao Dezhao did not hesitate and quickly put this place aside and said:

"Dad founded the Song Dynasty and inherited the Tang Dynasty."

"However, Goryeo's ability to surrender to the Tang Dynasty depended on Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Gaozong's power, and the defeat of the enemy in a battle at Baijiangkou, which made him feel discouraged."

"Although our Song Dynasty inherited the Tang Dynasty, these are all the achievements of the Tang Dynasty, not the merits of our Song Dynasty."

These remarks actually brought a smile to Zhao Kuangyin's face:

"But if I destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty and defeated the Khitan, wouldn't my success be enough to deter Goryeo?"

These words immediately made the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty disapproving:

"Father, you haven't accomplished this feat yet. Besides, how powerful will the Ming Dynasty be in the future? Isn't it still being bullied by Japanese pirates?"

"This clearly shows that coastal defense matters are quite different from those on land."

These words were not polite, but Zhao Dezhao saw a sincere smile on his father's face:

"You are worthy of being my son!"

After admiring, Zhao Kuangyin shook the osmanthus flowers on his body and patted his son on the shoulder:

"The Ministry of Industry must not slack off in planning new seagoing ships."

"Since the courtyard of the Ministry of Industry is so small that it is difficult to simulate waves, we will open another pool and recruit people to simulate the waves to test out the new ship model."

Zhao Dezhao was immediately overjoyed: "This couldn't be better!"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled:

"Go back and make preparations. In a few days, dad will be waiting for you to bake in the Guangzheng Palace."

The Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty was really happy this time:

"My son will definitely live up to his father's expectations!"