Chapter 1251 No General in the Northern Song Dynasty, No Prime Minister in the Southern Song Dynasty

Ouyang Shuo did not expect that the Tubo Dynasty was occupied by the Ashoka Dynasty.

Songtsan Gampo rejected the Mongol Empire in the north and defended the Great Xia Dynasty in the west. In the end, he could not escape the fate of being swallowed by giant crocodiles, which is really embarrassing.

Speaking of which, this was the first time that a foreign force intervened in China's hegemony, which made Ouyang Shuo very embarrassed.

Even so, Ouyang Shuo had to be careful. A few days ago, Li Jing had led the Feixiong Army back to the border of Shu. Da Xia's first campaign against Tubo ended in failure.

Li Jing pleaded guilty, but was suppressed by Ouyang Shuo.

Given the vicissitudes of the Tubo battlefield, Li Jing was able to lead the Feixiong army to retreat, which is already a very remarkable achievement, how could Ouyang Shuo convict this general.

Before the Qin, Tang, Song and Three Kingdoms were resolved, Ouyang Shuo was not going to start a war between Tubo and Tibet.

As for the Ashoka Dynasty, it would take a process of digestion and absorption to annex such a large territory as Tubo. Moreover, Shu is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as Ashoka is not crazy to the limit, he will not have to look at Shu.

Leaving aside Tubo for now, Ouyang Shuo focused on Qin, Tang, Song and Three Kingdoms.

On July 3rd, as the limited date was approaching, Ouyang Shuo was ready to take the Zhao Clan's sacrificial flag of the Song Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the night before, a dramatic palace change broke out in the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Guangyi saved a whole family.

It's just that people of later generations will probably regard Zhao Guangyi as a rebellious minister and a traitor, and Zhao Kuangyin as a generation of sages.

Ouyang Shuo didn't intend to explore the tricks. He only knew that with the success of Zhao Guangyi Palace, the Jingchu Province had become Daxia's possession.

Daxia has taken a big step forward from conquering the Three Kingdoms.

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On July 5th, as His Majesty's special envoy, Jiang Shang, the Chief Assistant of the Great Xia Cabinet, led a team to Xiangyang City to accept Zhao Guangyi's surrender. Prior to this, the armies of the two sides had stopped fighting.

The Great Song Imperial Army on the front line surrendered in place, waiting for the reorganization of the Privy Council. According to rough statistics, after the various departments of the Great Xia Army made up for the war damage, there were still 380,000 Great Song Imperial Army waiting for reorganization.

Jiang Shang went here, and also brought the court's grace and imperial seal.

By imperial decree, Zhao Guangyi was granted the title of King of Song, and Zhao Kuangyin was granted the title of Marquis of Song. Such a kindness is already regarded as the greatness of the emperor's kindness. No matter how dissatisfied Zhao Kuangyin is under house arrest, he is too ignorant.

In addition to the Zhao royal family, a group of old officials in the Song Dynasty also had their own appointments.

Zhao Pu was appointed governor of southern Sichuan. Fan Zhongyan, former governor of southern Sichuan, was transferred to governor of Jingchu.

Zhao Pu was appointed by Liu Ci in his early years, and later served as Zhao Kuangyin's secretary. In the seventh year of Xiande, he and Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chenqiao mutiny, overthrew the Hou Zhou, and established the Song Dynasty.

In the second year of Qiande, he paid homage to the prime minister and assisted Zhao Kuangyin to seize the vassal towns, ban the military power of veteran generals, implement more garrison laws, reform the official system, and formulate many major measures such as guarding the border and defending the Liao Dynasty.

In the third year of Chunhua, Zhao Pu, who paid homage to the Prime Minister three times, died of illness. At the age of seventy-one, he was granted the title of King of Han several times, and was bestowed with the posthumous title of "Zhong Xian".

Although Zhao Pu did not read much, he liked to read "The Analects of Confucius". His saying that "half of the "Analects of Confucius" governs the world" had a great influence on later generations and became a famous saying for governing the country with Confucianism.

With Zhao Pu's talents, it is no problem to be appointed as the governor of the province, but he was appointed as the governor of southern Sichuan at the beginning, which came as a surprise to some people. Although Ouyang Shuo suppressed the rumors that the ruling and opposition parties had established Southern Sichuan Province as Zhili Province earlier, the status of Southern Sichuan Province is unquestionable.

Ouyang Shuo's real purpose was to transfer Fan Zhongyan away from southern Sichuan.

Because Jingchu Province has the royal city of Xiangyang and is a large province in the central part, Fan Zhongyan is not wronged. Ouyang Shuo hoped that through this adjustment, Fan Zhongyan could understand his secret warning.

In addition to Zhao Pu, Murong Yanzhao, Gao Huaide, Wang Shenqi, Han Lingkun, Shi Shouxin, Zhang Lingduo, Zhang Guanghan, and Zhao Yanwei were also resettled one by one.

There was no general in the Northern Song Dynasty, and no Prime Minister in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Among the former ministers, Zhao Pu is the only one who is truly excellent in literary and martial arts.

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With the return of the Great Song Dynasty, the situation in Huaxia District has become clearer. Now it depends on the attitudes of the Qin and Tang Dynasties. Neither Qin Shihuang nor Tang Taizong were the ones to admit defeat easily.

It is harder to make these two surrender than to kill them.

The capital, the imperial palace.

Zhang Liang, a senior scholar in the Zizheng Pavilion, was invited to discuss matters in the Imperial Study.

"Ai Qing thinks, how should we deal with the Qin and Tang Dynasties?" If possible, Ouyang Shuo didn't want to subdue the two countries through war when the Ashoka Dynasty was aggressive.

But without a war, the two countries will not surrender.

This became a deadlock, so Ouyang Shuo asked Zhang Liang to find a solution.

Zhang Liang replied: "Qin Shihuang and Tang Taizong are also a generation of heroes, they must be able to see the situation clearly, and know that the general trend is irreversible. What we need to do is to give them a step down."

Ouyang Shuo nodded, deeply agreeing.

"Ai Qing thinks, how should I give this step? Do you want me to discuss it in person?"

"Inappropriate!" Zhang Liang shook his head directly, "Let's not say that your Majesty is the lord of ten thousand chariots, and you should not condescend. If this rule is broken, the arrogance of the Qin and Tang Dynasties will inevitably grow, and it is important for the future governance of the Kansai Province Very unfavorable."

Zhang Liang's concerns are definitely not alarmist.

Both the Qin and Tang Dynasties had a group of well-known civil and military ministers, and the two countries had been running the Kansai Province for a long time and were deeply rooted. If the Great Xia gave the two countries too much face, it would be easy for the civil and military ministers and the people of the two countries to have the illusion that they belonged to the Daxia is to give Daxia face, which will inevitably breed arrogance.

This is what Ouyang Shuo didn't want to see.

Zhang Liang followed and said: "This minister thinks that we can start with the Ashoka Dynasty."

"How to say?"

Ouyang Shuo was a little surprised, not knowing how the two could be connected.

"Whether it is Qin Shihuang or Tang Taizong, they are the same emperor through the ages, and China is orthodox. Now that foreign enemies attack China, if the Qin and Tang Dynasties are still immersed in internal strife, wouldn't they live up to China's name? My minister suggested that once again send high-level envoys Use this as a breakthrough to persuade the two emperors to retreat behind the scenes." Zhang Liang said.

Ouyang Shuo frowned slightly, "Is this possible?"

"If His Majesty does not give up, I am willing to personally lead the team and send a mission to one of the countries."

"Also!"

Ouyang Shuo followed advice and decided to let Zhang Liang have a try first.

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On July 7th, Zhang Liang, the second assistant of the Great Xia Cabinet and a senior scholar in the senior government cabinet, led a team to the Tang Dynasty; at the same time, Zhang Yi, the minister of Honglu Temple, personally led the team to the Great Qin Dynasty.

Historically, Zhang Yi used to be the prime minister in Qin State, and this trip to Qin State can be regarded as "returning home". Ouyang Shuo hoped that Qin Shihuang would consider this sliver of incense and agree to retire.

Ouyang Shuo can be reused for civil servants and military generals, but emperors are absolutely forbidden. Ouyang Shuo is not willing to touch them, and he will never have the intention of taking them under his command.

Even Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, was unwilling to be in the hearts of the people, let alone emperors like Qin Shihuang and Tang Taizong.

If you really want to recruit these emperors, you are afraid that there will be endless troubles.

Therefore, even if the Qin and Tang dynasties surrendered, Qin Shihuang and Tang Taizong could only retire and be idle kings in this game world, no longer meddling in government affairs, not even touching them.

As for whether there will be a chance in the future to manifest these emperors on the Hope Planet and expand the territory, that's another matter. After all, there are still too many variables in the Hope Planet, how can Ouyang Shuo know all about it.

During Zhang Liang and Zhang Yi's mission, the Great Xia Army stood still and waited for the outcome of the negotiations between the two sides. If the two countries are still unwilling to surrender, Ouyang Shuo can only resolve it through war in order to avoid constraints.