When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 184 Could it be intentional?

Song Dynasty, Kaibao period.

"After this victory, he felt that the Later Jin Dynasty could defeat the Liao Kingdom. From then on, he only wanted to use those who were 'in line with his heart' and was unwilling to let anyone affect his mood. It seemed that he was gathering power, but in fact, his prestige would only continue to be lost. It is also difficult for the country to develop." Zhao Guangmei commented.

Frankly speaking, there is nothing to blame for a monarch consolidating power. This has been the case since ancient times.

But you can’t consolidate power and at the same time be nepotistic and not listen to correct opinions.

Even if you are a villain, forget it. As long as you have some talent, you can at least stabilize the situation. But if you only let those who are flattering and incompetent come to power, who will do the work?

As a result, the situation in Shi Chonggui's later court even turned into a group of people who supported the counterattack of the later Jin Dynasty and believed in Shi Chonggui's strategy. This was closely related to his preference to appoint people who agreed with the emperor's wishes. After all, those who did not agreed were kicked out.

So how can the remaining people disobey God?

Zhao Dezhao also felt a little sorry for Shi Chonggui's increasingly arrogant complacency: "Sang Weihan is still quite good at handling internal affairs, but that Feng Yu is hard to say."

Although Sang Weihan could not come up with military solutions, he was really talented and practical in managing internal affairs. At the same time, he could also suppress other ministers and military governors.

In a situation like the Later Jin Dynasty where local power was extremely unstable and small thoughts could arise at any time, the court needed such people so much.
Feng Yu doesn't need to say anything. His abilities are not good enough, and he has repeatedly made slanders and manipulated power to demand bribes.

He held various positions as Privy Councilor, Vice Minister of Zhongshu, and Pingzhangshi, which was a big disaster for the later Jin Dynasty.

[Feng Yu is also a person with background and connections. He is the elder brother of Empress Feng. At the same time, he is good at figuring out the intentions of his superiors and is very flattering, so he is increasingly favored by Shi Chonggui. 】

[Especially after the war, the proud and complacent Shi Chonggui became more and more arbitrary in appointing official positions. Therefore, under such circumstances, Feng Yu entered the core of the power center of the Later Jin Dynasty and served as the Privy Council Envoy, Zhongshu Shilang, and Pingzhangshi. 】

[Similarly, at this time, Shi Chonggui had not forgotten the art of checks and balances and hoped to use Feng Yu to divide the power of Prime Minister Sang Weihan. 】

[By the end of that year, Sang Weihan became Kaifeng Yin, completely losing the possibility of suppressing the local government, and the court fell into chaos. 】

[In the summer of the third year of Kaiyun, there was a great famine in Henan and Hebei. Tens of thousands of people died of starvation. Thieves continued to appear. There was continuous rain and rivers rose. In many places, crops that were about to be harvested were submerged. 】

[However, North Korea and China have never been able to provide effective response and rapid support due to many political struggles. 】

[Therefore, a village in the northwest of Dingzhou was resentful because of the indifference given by the imperial court. He turned around and revealed the news to Yelu Deguang - the great famine in the Central Plains is a good time to send troops. I hope you will not forget us after you succeed. . 】
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Han Dynasty, the first year before Emperor Wen.

Liu Heng could only sigh as he looked at the scenes of people being displaced and dying of hunger.

Although he is also worried about the people, he is not a big man after all. He can't do anything, and there is still time between them!

As for the great famine in Hebei and Henan, it was undoubtedly a long-expected result.

The Khitan went south twice, and the battlefields were both on the land of the Later Jin Dynasty. Wouldn't the area of ​​influence be vast?

And as the war spreads, the people can't even survive. They are afraid of being taken away to work as coolies, or directly killed. Where can they find the time and land for farming?

Moreover, the Later Jin Dynasty sent out many armies, so where did the large quantities of food and fodder for the logistics come from?Where else can it come from besides the common people?However, natural disasters occurred one after another in the Later Jin Dynasty, and people's homes must not have enough food. It was still unknown whether the food harvested last year would last until the next year, and famine became a matter of course.

Liu Qi was equally sad, but he was still a little puzzled: "Taizong of the Liao Dynasty also took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to send troops twice before, but this time?"

After all, this is the third time we have gone south!

Sending troops is not a far-off trip. Each movement of the army consumes a small amount of money. Although Yelu Deguang has merit and manpower support, it is impossible for him to go south continuously in a short period of time.

In other words, if it doesn't work this time, he will have no chance in the future.

[Yelu Deguang accepted the news happily, but he also learned the lessons from the previous two times and no longer fought simply. 】

[In the second year of Kaiyun, Shi Chonggui secretly sent a letter to Zhao Yanshou, hoping to persuade Zhao Yanshou to surrender. 】

[It is not a whimsical move, it is not a random move, nor is it a panic. After all, there were many Central Plains people who first returned to the Khitan and then rebelled. Zhao Yanshou's response at that time was ambiguous. He did not agree, but he did not clearly reject it. 】

[In March of the third year of Kaiyun, Shi Chonggui once again sent someone to secretly send a letter to Zhao Yanshou, constantly emphasizing the court's intentions and valuing your talents, promising huge profits, and even found Zhao Xingshi, who once served under Zhao Yanshou, and asked him to Use your identity as an acquaintance to impress Zhao Yanshou. 】

[In July, Zhao Xingshi returned to the Later Jin Dynasty and brought back a letter from Zhao Yanshou: "I have been trapped in the Khitan for a long time and would like to return to the Central Plains. Please send a large army to support me. I will escape and return south."]

[And at the end of June, Yelu Deguang once again visited the ancestral mausoleum; on July 23, he recruited soldiers and horses from all walks of life. 】
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The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang has closed his eyes. Do you need to continue reading?The results are already obvious!

Shi Chonggui actually thought that Zhao Yanshou was interested, and the entire court of the Later Jin Dynasty, or those who had the right to speak, were all people who complied with Shi Chonggui's wishes, and no one objected.

Liu Bang couldn't help but feel a toothache. You are the emperor, so you believe it so easily?

If it were him, how could he easily accept Zhao Yanshou's surrender without testing it for a few rounds?

And even if you accept it, you must have other plans. At the very least, it is necessary to not put all the eggs in the same basket!

From Zhao Yanshou's perspective, who would have thought that Shi Chonggui would choose to believe it?
Could it be intentional?

Or have you already made other arrangements and are fully prepared?
Lu Pheasant said coolly: "What else is there to say? Isn't it just that the previous war has destroyed self-confidence and lost reason." What he said was a bit ironic.

Did Shi Chonggui lose his confidence and lose his reason?

He was clearly using thatch as a spear!

Moreover, the later Jin Dynasty obviously did not do enough to spy on the Khitan. Was it not clear at all about Yelu Deguang's actions?

Still dare to believe Zhao Yanshou?
Liu Bang's expression gradually became serious. In the coming time, Dahan's intelligence system must be strengthened. People must be trained and selected who are good at this. They must also send their own people to neighboring countries.
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Liao Dynasty, the first year of Huitong.

Yelu Deguang's eyes lit up, and he was a little unbelievable at the same time. It was not that he had never thought of such a simple trick, but he would never actually use it, but he didn't expect that it would actually be used in the future!
(End of this chapter)