Dalian, the three eastern provinces Shi Jin looked at the map and fell into a trance.
However, he quickly brought his thoughts back and said: "Sir, the Liao Kingdom has been established for more than two hundred years, and it can be said that its rule has been deeply rooted.
It will not be easy for our army to invade the Liao Kingdom."
Xu Guanzhong put the map on the desk, raised his head and said: "On the surface, the Liao Kingdom seems very powerful, but I personally traveled to the Liao Kingdom a few years ago.
I found that the Liao Kingdom is actually suffering from internal and external troubles.
Let's talk about internal worries first.
The country also has treacherous people in power, politics, people are miserable, the army is weak, and the country is gradually declining.
Coupled with the superstition of Buddhism, poverty and luxury, the landowners and bureaucrats are rapidly annexing the land, and the people are suffering and complaining. " After a pause, Xu Guanzhong continued: "Let's talk about foreign aggression.
In order to suppress the Jurchen tribe, the Liao Kingdom squeezed and extorted the tribes that gave birth to Jurchen tribes.
Now the Liao Kingdom and the Jurchen tribe have deep grievances.
If I expected it to be true, I'm afraid it won't happen.
In three to five years, there will be a Jurchen rebellion in the Liao Kingdom.
In addition to the Jurchens, the Khitan nobles also exploited other tribes in order to continue to maintain their luxurious life.
These tribes were also very dissatisfied with the Liao Kingdom.
Due to these internal and external troubles, the marshal could unite with the Jurchens and other dissatisfied tribes to fight against the Liao Kingdom.
"Liao Kingdom" "Since we can cross the sea to attack Hangzhou, we can naturally sail far away to attack the Liao Kingdom, Liaoyang Prefecture.
The Liao Kingdom does not pay much attention to Liaoyang Prefecture, Suzhou, and does not have many defensive troops.
As long as we take it by surprise and attack it unprepared, I believe that with the elite soldiers under the marshal, It will not be difficult for a strong general to take this area as a base.
With the navy in the hands of the marshal, Suzhou can be protected.
When the time comes, he can unite with the Jurchens and other ethnic minorities to fight against the Liao army.
We will slowly make plans.
I believe it will be done.
Able to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun" Shi Jin thought for a moment, shook his head and asked one thing: "Sir, what are the benefits to our army of attacking Liao first?"
Xu Guanzhong raised his hands to Shi Jin and said: "Although the Song Dynasty was also dominated by treacherous ministers and the people were in poverty, the interests of the literati and landlords and bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty were not exploited.
Although many of them sympathized with the people, they did not want them at all.
Raise an army To counter the idea of overthrowing the Song Dynasty, they all wanted to achieve the goal of political clarity and peace of the people by persuading the Daojun and Emperors.
After the Fang La uprising, not many literati and bureaucrats were willing to come.
Taking refuge is the proof.”
"The marshal has now occupied many cities, but he does not have many manpower to manage them.
As a last resort, the marshal can only rely on those wealthy clans to maintain the territory he governs.
I am not saying that the children of those wealthy clans are not good.
Compared with the children of poor families, It is said that even if the children of a wealthy clan have mediocre qualifications and are backed by a big family, they can still get help from the family when they encounter difficulties in handling government affairs.
There are gains and losses.
These children of wealthy clans enjoy the resources given to them by their families.
Naturally, their loyalty is not to the marshal, but to their family.
Not to mention that if the marshal harms their interests, they will unite to resist the marshal.
Relying on them to start an uprising will easily expand the power of these powerful clans, creating the danger of being too big to lose.
During the Han and Jin Dynasties, the powerful landlords were a warning."
"Of course, after the marshal founded the country, he could use some means to eliminate and suppress these wealthy clans, but this would definitely cause social unrest and make the country uneasy.
Even after the marshal spent more than ten or twenty years to regain China, it would still take another ten years It will take even longer to suppress those wealthy clans and stabilize their own rule.
In addition to the marshal himself wishing to live long, he also prays for the marshal’s descendants to be the right ones.
Otherwise, if the situation is not handled well, the country will be in danger of being destroyed.”
"However, if the marshal attacks the Liao Kingdom first in the name of regaining the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
There is a way to solve all this."
Shi Jin asked: "What can we do?"
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Xu Guanzhong replied: "No matter how good the reason is for the marshal to raise troops, he is a rebel in the eyes of many people, and they do not support the marshal.
But recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and attacking the Liao Kingdom are completely different.
As long as If you publicize it well, both the people of the Song Dynasty and the literati and bureaucrats will regard you as a great hero."
"The Song Dynasty gave preferential treatment to officials, because the officials' descendants had many opportunities to make up for their losses, which was conducive to consolidating the ruling class.
However, it also made many lonely bachelors unable to hold office for ten years.
These people followed you to rebel.
They did not dare or were unwilling.
But you let They will follow you to the Liao Kingdom, and there are definitely many of them who are willing to serve as ministers to open up new territories.”
Shi Jin asked a key question: "What should I do if these scribes oppose my attack on the Song Dynasty?"
Xu Guanzhong said with a smile: "The Marshal regained the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
Could it be that the Marshal was a loyal minister through the ages and returned the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun to the Song Dynasty?
Is he willing to be a loyal prince?"
Shi Jin also laughed and said, "Of course not."
Xu Guanzhong said with certainty: "Once they taste the taste of power, the marshal thinks they will still be willing to be poor people.
Even if the marshal wants to return the sixteen states, I'm afraid these people will oppose it.
Although some people may Because he was greedy for pleasure or loyal to the Song Dynasty, he opposed the marshal's continued Attack the Song Dynasty.
But the ministers of a big country can't compare with the officials of a small country.
As long as the country under the marshal's rule is prosperous, and the Song Dynasty continues to have treacherous people in power, politics and people are miserable, I believe that many people will persuade the marshal to send troops to destroy the Song Dynasty.
Song Dynasty unified China.
They can also be regarded as heroes and leave their names in history."
At the end, Xu Guanzhong himself was a little excited.
However, Xu Guanzhong quickly calmed down and continued: "With the help of these literati and humble scholars, the marshal does not have to rely on those wealthy clans, and he does not have to worry about their threats to the marshal's rule in the future.
The marshal has a firm foothold in the Liao Kingdom After that, you can set up imperial examinations, train your own officials, and have your own team.
Whether you annex the Liao Dynasty or the Song Dynasty, you will not have to worry about having no subordinates, and you will not be restricted by those wealthy clans. " "In addition to these, there are many patriots and heroes in the Song Dynasty who have always wanted to regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
However, the Song Dynasty is weak and has not regained Yanyun until now.
With the prestige of the marshal, with a shout of encouragement, those wealthy and patriots They must be joyfully united to the marshal's side and charge into battle.
Why should the marshal have no powerful soldiers under his command?"
"In addition to getting help from scribes and heroes, another point is that if the marshal goes to attack the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty will be happy to see it.
Not only will he not be an enemy of the marshal, but the marshal can also get help from the Song Dynasty, such as copper and iron , grain, grass and other supplies.
If the marshal attacks the Song Dynasty now, Not only would they be encircled and suppressed by the Song Dynasty, but even if they conquered the capital, they would also be threatened by the Xixia and Liao Dynasties.
However, if the marshal attacked the Liao Kingdom first, he would be able to attract the Song Dynasty for assistance.
There is no harm, this is my plan for the marshal, and I ask the marshal for his enlightenment."
After listening to Xu Guanzhong's explanation of the reasons for attacking Liao, Shi Jin quickly thought about the possibility of what he said.
He suddenly changed his strategy and instead of continuing to attack the Song Dynasty, he went to attack the Liao Kingdom.
This change was so big that Shi Jin could not make a decision for a while.
Shi Jin looked at Xu Guanzhong and said with a smile: "Mr.
Xu has been traveling all the way.
It must be hard to come here.
Mr.
Gongsun asked Mr.
Xu to go to the wing to rest first.
In the evening, I will host a banquet for Mr.
Xu."
Xu Guanzhong also knew that such a big matter would never be decided so hastily.
Shi Jin wanted to discuss with his subordinates before making a decision.
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He cupped his hands and said, "I have long heard that the chefs under the marshal are better than the chefs in the palace.
I have been greedy for a long time.
I must taste it tonight."
Shi Jin smiled and said, "I believe Mr.
Xu will not be disappointed."
After seeing Xu Guanzhong out in person, Shi Jin immediately called in Zhu Wu, Wu Yong, Wang Yin, Lu Zhishen and other major cultural relics subordinates to discuss Xu Guanzhong's strategy.
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