Chapter 159
Zhao Huan's tone was very ordinary, but everyone in the audience was deafening, as if they were struck by lightning. The Han people had lost the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun for a long time. The emperors of the Song Dynasty had a normal personality and were cowardly. Taizong, the founding Taizu, had plans to regain Yanyun. After a slight decline, they immediately gave up. Since Zhenzong, they only wanted to be able to safeguard the land.
At this moment, Zhao Huan was captured and escaped for several years. Not only did he want to restore his lost homeland and annihilate the barbarians, but he also wanted to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. With the understanding of him, the Your Majesty in front of him would definitely not be satisfied with the recovery of the sixteen states. He would inevitably make a large march to destroy the Jin Kingdom in one fell swoop so as to eliminate future troubles.
Thinking of this, everyone was in a state of excitement. With all kinds of complicated thoughts, they bowed to Zhao Huan suddenly and replied: "I will definitely help Your Majesty to sweep Hebei and defeat Yan Yun."
"Okay, it's best."
Zhao Huan smiled satisfied and said, "I don't have to cause trouble in person. I have to do it several times in person. Now that the army is in full swing, the army is majestic, and I will definitely win. Please arrange it for you to arrange it and I will set up wine to promote the three armies."
In history, when the army went on a war, the emperor would definitely give gifts and wine, which was the right thing to do. Emperor Zhao Huan's identity, personally went to Taiyuan's army to set up wine and promote the strong movement, which has greatly improved morale. There is no war in Hebei that is related to the overall luck. It is just that the emperor's personal expedition is not related to the overall situation. At present, everyone is leaning over and saying yes, and then discussing the details of the expedition, so they say goodbye to each other and leave.
Zhao Huan was running all the way, and was extremely tired. He was discussing politics for one day. Seeing the sunset outside the window, the golden light reflected. He felt refreshed. He stood up, stretched his waist long, and smiled and said, "I have discussed things for a day. I am really tired. It is better to go out and walk until I can relieve some of my fatigue."
He was surrounded by the palace guards. There were no eunuchs. When the emperor was about to go for a walk in the palace, he didn't say anything. Even if someone reported that the palace commander Zhe Yanshi, he asked him to arrange for the guards.
Zhe Yanshi arrived in a hurry. Seeing Zhao Huan's enthusiasm, he felt that the emperor was very troubled and wanted to persuade Zhao Huan to calm down, so he had to take it back. He was the imperial city chief and the capital of the palace. Zhao Huan handed over the safety of the entire palace to him. This time the imperial guards went on a patrol, the important task of guarding the customs was naturally his responsibility. As soon as the imperial guards arrived, many places still needed to be re-arranged, and the emperor was unconscious. He suddenly remembered to go out for a trip! But he really couldn't tell him that he had any trouble.
Seeing Zhe Yanshi's face full of bitterness, Zhao Huan asked with a smile: "Why, the general in front of the palace is not happy?"
Zhe Yanshi quickly lowered his head and replied, "How dare I? I am just thinking about the matter of guarding you. I am losing my mind for a moment. Please forgive me for your sins."
Zhao Huan smiled casually and approached him. He patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "There are all garrisons near Taiyuan City, with very few people. Moreover, Feilun's pedestrian department has sent all elites to this point. One is to check the customs defense, and the other is to prevent the Jin soldiers from doing it in detail. In addition, Yu Yunwen and others are meticulous in their work. Knowing that I am coming, they will definitely prepare early. There are so many things. Why are they worried about the customs defense?"
Zhe Yanshi lowered his head and thought for a while, and knew that what the emperor said was very reasonable. He smiled and replied, "It's the minister who was too worried."
According to the custom of the Song people, they originally had lunch at around 3 pm, and then had some snacks after night, and no longer had dinner. Due to the urgent military situation, Zhao Huan summoned a meeting of ministers and generals, from morning to evening, at about five or six pm, and the water and rice were still not in. Zhao Huan was hungry and did not say much at the moment. He took Zhe Yanshi and a dozen guards to change their casual clothes, and then he left the courtyard of the Transportation Office from the back door. Several leading guards looked at them. Seeing that there were no annoying people, with a whistle, more than ten people quickly left the backyard alley and merged into the crowd on the street.
At this time, Taiyuan City was indeed as Zhao Huan said. It was as if Zhao Huan had seen it all over the place. Among the crowds of people coming and going, eight out of ten were soldiers in military uniforms, and there were even many officers above the level of deputy generals, with brilliant shoulder straps and guards, wandering around the city. And those who were not wearing military uniforms were afraid that there were even more senior officers who had changed into ordinary clothes and came out to relax.
Although everyone knew that the emperor's carriage had arrived and the war was about to come, and at this time, all the preparations had been done, everyone was full of fighting spirit and passion. However, the formal combat order had not been issued, and there was no place to use all their strength. They were idle, so they had to come to Taiyuan City to wander around.
At this time, the city was no longer as good as that of the past. Although it was repeatedly affected by wars, this reconstruction effort was great. Millions of people built the city. The court also knew that Taiyuan was important. In addition to moving back to the original residents, it also moved many wealthy officials and military generals to live here. In less than two years, the city was bustling and bustling with crowds. Not only was the old view of the Great Rejuvenation even better than the scene back then. The soldiers were usually stationed in dangerous borders and passes, and rarely went to the city. At this time, eating, drinking and playing in the city was the spirit of relaxation before the war. As long as they did not violate military discipline, no one came to take care of it.
As Zhao Huan walked along the way, he saw that there were endless pedestrians, and the wine hunting inn was densely packed with all kinds of novel goods, rare fruits, jewelry and antiques, goods from the Western Regions and overseas countries, all kinds of scattered.
The prosperity of the Song Dynasty was still clearly reflected in a military city like Taiyuan. Think about the prosperity and development of commercial coastal cities such as Hangzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou. How could future generations think of it? In Quanzhou alone, the number of merchant ships recorded last year exceeded 200,000 times. In a thousand years, can this city restore its glory?
Zhao Huan did not deliberately change the trade efforts or develop colonization overseas. In this era, too serious entry into the country can only cause the economies of overseas countries to collapse and kill chickens to get eggs. With the current navigation technology and medical conditions, the loss of colonization overseas is far greater than gain, and it is too unpaid.
As long as the Song Dynasty could defeat the threat of nomadic peoples in the north, with a vibrant and enterprising spirit, and a mature business tradition, and a tradition of being unable to resist and resist overseas trade, a hundred years later, the Song Dynasty would naturally complete the transformation from an inland country to a maritime country. This process was only interrupted by the barbarians in the north. Zhao Huan wanted to do land and just defend it to have a trajectory of free development, which was enough.
Chapter completed!