Zhao Gonglian knew that he was playing ghosts, but he didn't pursue it....... The world speaks by the most realistic interests and forces.

The court is weak and faithless, what can it do with just mouths?

He even deliberately relaxed the supervision of ordinary monks and prisoners, invisibly indulging those who wanted to escape...... Wherever you run, if you want to find death and abuse, go freely. I'm not your father, so I'm obligated to remind you all the time........ The monks were not ignorant children. You have to be responsible for your own life and death......

He also specially informed the warrior monks in the Cangbei army: If anyone wants to leave and leave what belongs to the Cangbei army, he can leave freely....... It doesn't matter if all 40,000 warrior monks are gone. There are fools who are excited, but they don't leave when they arrive. Because fools also have warrior monks, and their brothers are also comrades-in-arms, so he should not be a fool. If you escape, how can you eat meat and seafood?

This also invisibly showed the charm and cohesion of Cangbei, invisibly demonstrated its authority to the imperial court, and once again smacked the face of the imperial court that consciously grasped the Achilles heel of Cangbei and began to be conceited and scheming. Ma Zhi at the scene undoubtedly felt this most deeply. I don't know what he was thinking.......

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At this moment, Ma Zhi only showed full respect for Zhao Gonglian, and his posture was very low and sincere.

With Zhao Gonglian's understanding of the subtle difference between the Yanyun Han people and the Central Plains Han people, he could see Ma Zhi's true origin at a glance just by feeling.

He smiled and asked lightly, "You are Zhao Liangsi?" Isn't your name Lee Liangsi? “

Ma Zhi was stunned for a moment, then blushed, and was silent for a moment before he said in a low voice: "The next official is Yan Ma Zhi, who was given the name Li Liangsi by Lord Tong, and now he has been given the surname of the country by the official family." "There are no superfluous words.

This blush and answer made Zhao Gonglian nod his head, slightly approving.

The individual bowed his head to the power of the dynasty and changed his surname, which cannot be regarded as the shamelessness of forgetting his ancestors. This person who advocates the Lianjin war against Liao at least has a sense of shame that conforms to the ethics and morality of the Han people.

Zhao Gonglian smiled again and asked: "Ma Zhi, why do you insist so much on Lianjin and Liao?" Why did you come to me for help? “

Ma Zhi obviously also knew that what Zhao Yue had said when he was making trouble with the imperial court was that Lianjin was plotting with the tiger to seek his own quick death.

He looked a little excited, "Master Hou, you are the wisest and most far-sighted person in this world. Brother Ling said in the court, 'Liao is a sick wolf, Jurchen is a group of fierce tigers, and Lianjin is equivalent to driving away the sick wolf at the front door, but a group of fierce tigers comes in at the back door', and the lower officials also agreed. However, Xia Guan also believes that the sick wolf that is forcing in front of him always has to be beaten. It's not wrong to unite with the tigers in the distance to take advantage of the wolves. The Liao Kingdom was defeated faster, and during this period, my Great Song Dynasty was able to train elite soldiers through this battle, and I may not be afraid of the crippled tigers at that time. How many people does Jin Guocai have? “

"Besides, my Han nation still has a strong army led by an unborn person like you, Master Hou. Ma Zhi also believes that Hou Ye is loyal to our Han nation and upholds righteousness, and will not ignore the life and death of tens of millions of Han people in the Song State just because he has a grudge against the imperial court. “

He was excited and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zhao Gonglian smiling and waving his hand.

He didn't need to listen to Ma Zhi or the words of the court who were consciously wise but naïve, and what he wanted to ask was not this.

Whether Ma Zhi hated the Liao State and loved and was loyal to his mother Han nation, or sought wealth and glory from the Song Dynasty in order to accept the name, or hated the Liao State and left a name in history for the Han Confucianism touted and enthusiastically pursued, or was it actually the death traitor of the Jin State, it was the conspiracy of the Jin State, and Ma Zhi's ultimate goal was to help the Jin State more easily destroy the Liao State........ This true inside story, Zhao Yue once said that he couldn't figure it out, it was a question, so Zhao Gonglian was extremely curious about Ma Zhi, a person like a prophet who couldn't see through a magical brother, this was too strange...... In fact, it was precisely because of this that Ma Zhi was let in, but at this point, he didn't want to ask. As my brother casually said, it doesn't make sense.

He smiled and said, "Ma Zhi, do you think that just the people of the imperial court can train a strong army that can withstand the fierce tigers in the Liao Dynasty?" Are you so confident? ”

Ma Zhi was choked by the question.

How do you answer?

Sure?

Is that..... At least it is a denial of Zhao Gonglian. And negative? That's to agree that the high-ranking officials of the imperial court are all unreliable and ridiculous straw bale waste, which is offended........ Look for death.

Zhao Gonglian didn't need him to answer, and said with a smile: "I don't know if you have found it, there is a contradiction here." ”

"The wolf is in front of you, and it's huge, it's a direct threat to death. The tiger is in the distance, and it is too small to be a threat at the moment. In the long run, the giant wolf or the little tiger will always have to face one. It seems so. Imperial court, you have wisely chosen to help and use the ferocious little tiger in the distance to solve the giant wolf in front of you, recover Yanyun, change the embarrassing passivity of the northern defense line that there is no danger to defend, and be able to establish a friendship with the tiger, and strive for the little tiger to be satisfied afterwards, and can form a brotherly state to live in peace and friendship.

But it is the beast that is not content and has no faith. How can man be an ally of a humanoid beast?

Lianjin invaded Liao, and the fact that the Song side had to deal with both the giant wolf and the tiger that was not small. For Song, the wolf is not a weak person that Song can fight casually, and he has to help the tiger kill the wolf with bloodshed, the country is poor and the soldiers are tired, and the domestic mess is still too busy to take care of itself, and he is getting weaker and weaker, but then he has to resist the more ferocious tiger that grows up...... You, who are very smart, also have this analysis, and are also worried that the tiger's appetite is too big to be satisfied, so you are mentally prepared and confident that you will be able to deal with it at that time. In other words, if you choose between the wolf and the tiger in front of the ultimate opponent, you choose the tiger that is more difficult to deal with. The wolf bites to death, the tiger bites to death, and the left and right are all dead. You have resolutely and wisely chosen to help the tiger bite the wolf first, and then let the stronger tiger have the strength to bite you to death. Isn't this contradictory to the purpose, too ridiculous, too stupid and too funny? ”

Ma Zhisheng blushed and opened his mouth to defend something, Zhao Gonglian waved his hand and smiled: "Don't worry. I know that you want to say that the imperial court wants to establish an alliance with the Jin State first, and help each other verbally, but it is not real in attacking the Liao State, waiting for the tiger to go all out to fight the wolf alone, and the tiger is also tired or even crippled, and then take action to recover Yanyun, and the exhausted and even crippled tiger is no longer willing to do it and can only watch the speculation of the Song court. The big names of the imperial court are all the absolute wise men of the contemporary era, and they have thought of everything....... The point of contradiction is, do you (the imperial court) have the strength to play such a dangerous game? “

"I can tell you with certainty that the truth will be that no matter how big a giant wolf is, it can't bite a tiger that doesn't look big. In this arduous and bloody process of destroying the country, the Jin State has received more and more shocks, submissions and followers of countless tribes throughout the north, and has killed its strength, which will only be more powerful instead of becoming more and more weak and unbearable, and it will become a northern power after swallowing the Liao State, and it is the only country, which will only be more fierce, stronger, more confident and greedy....... Not to mention that the officials of the imperial court will only float high above to listen to the report, pat their heads and make self-righteous wishful thinking judgments and decisions, whether they have the ability to see the opportunity to take advantage of the fire and rob when the time comes, and can successfully capture Yanyun as expected. Let's just say, will a beast army like the Jin Army, led by a group of fierce tigers and countless hungry wolves, make the Song Dynasty so speculative? The fact that the Song court is seeking the benefit of the fisherman and playing the Jin country, so can your so-called alliance and friendship and peaceful coexistence still exist? ”

"The decision of the world is in the hands of the strong. After all, everything is determined by strength. To put it mildly, is the rotten and cowardly Song Dynasty qualified to play such a game? ”

"Don't mention how I am, my head was painstakingly removed by the imperial court at some point. Pessimistically speaking, my subordinate Cangbei Army is afraid that it will not be possible to survive the invasion of the tigers. All your conceit is the assumption that you can be strong again, and it is wishful thinking. ”

"So, the contradiction comes out again, fighting wolves is not looking for death, friends and tigers fighting wolves and waiting to get cheap are also looking for death, so why are you still so vigorously tossing?"

Zhao Gonglian looked at Ma Zhiman's uncomfortable but unconvinced expression with amusement, and said sarcastically slowly: "A few years ago, driven by my family's best efforts for ten years, the Great Song Dynasty developed rapidly, and it was so rich that it was ruthless, not only because there was too much money and food to be used up, but also because of the real overall prosperity of the unified national strength, and even the war horse that has always been the weakness of the war is not a big problem.

However, at that time, he did not actively consider and participate in the wolf fight, specializing in infighting and corruption and hedonistic internal friction, and was only busy all day long with how to sing praises and praise virtues, desperately touting the king's power and ministers, busy with the so-called prosperous and prosperous wine, madness, poetry, and debauchery, desperately fighting for power and profit to make money from the family, and making the money of the big officials piled up, and the lowly officials and even the casual workers of the yamen had a little power, and the money and assets of the family were also so that the children and grandchildren could not eat up for several lifetimes.

I thought that if the country was driven to be extremely rich, the court and the officialdom would have enough money to squander and enjoy, so that the rich and satisfied to the army, especially the hard-working and dangerous border troops and border people, would be able to be more generous, considerate, and better, so that these most hard-working and respectable ordinary people could live a serious life, warm the hearts of the soldiers and border people, raise the strength and morale of the border areas, and have a greater sense of identity and loyalty to the country...... But this is not the case, the court, the government, and the generals in the army are ....... drank the blood of the soldiers and the blood of the people, and the money in the family was so large that they didn't know how to spend it, and they only cared about making money, which was even more red-eyed....... The border people and border soldiers have not benefited from the extreme prosperity of the country, and their humble status cannot be changed, they are still poor, sad, disappointed, suffering, and even desperate...... Morale and combat effectiveness have not only not improved, but have dropped greatly, the soldiers are tired of war, and no one is willing to serve as soldiers, and the border people who have always worked hard and complain are no longer willing to sacrifice for national defense...... The Western Army made a war of 100,000 troops and was completely annihilated, and the dynasty suffered an unprecedented defeat....... Hehe, at that time, I didn't reflect at all, and I didn't think of uniting with the Jurchens to fight the wolf, now the entire society of the Song Dynasty is so poor that it is not bullshit, the barely usable soldiers of the Western Army Group are gone, and there are not many women in the big country who are even necessary to maintain the normal and stable operation of a society. Hehe........ Excuse me....... The imperial court, where did you get this kind of self-confidence? Could it be that although the imperial court feels that although it is cowardly, it dares to be willful and corrupt, and it has abolished the country's strength, but it is still a lucky lucky person who can be arrogant and arrogant, and he is still qualified to compete for the favor of heaven with the Jurchens who are undoubtedly the most lucky and talented in this era? ”

Zhao Gonglian said that these were inspired by feelings.

Last year, the prime minister Cai Jingjia extorted more than 20 million yuan of gold and silver treasures....... It is truly a country that is rich and rivals. In the whole society of the Great Song Dynasty, where the economic situation is better, those officials with a little power can casually get nearly 1,000 taels or even more money, not counting the real estate, fields, shops and so on. And the generals of the Western Army, who rely on the lives of soldiers to win battles, save their lives, and protect their wealth, judging from the total amount of money copied out as a whole, is so big that it can scare individuals to death, which is several times that of the national thief Cai Jing's family....... Due to the increasing financial abundance and rising prices, the imperial court raised the huge salaries and military expenses allocated to the Western Army, the most important patriotic army, which had to be taken seriously....... The soldiers did not get much, only a name for spending money, their morale was low and they were ineffective in combat, and they were blamed for wasting the country in vain and the infamy of the government and the opposition, and their reputation among the people in the interior was very bad, and most of the money allocated fell into the hands of the relevant officials of the imperial court and the generals and relevant officials of the Western Army....... Even in this dynasty, among the farmers and teachers who are absolutely famous ministers and good officials, the brothers and sisters of the family have also copied amazing money that is far from the normal income. The brothers of the family don't need to be greedy at all, just the various oil and water filial piety that the people below should have is enough to make a fortune, not to mention that there are people in the family who are also fishing hard......

People's greed is endless, and high salaries do not support honesty, nor can they enhance the patriotism of bureaucrats, and will not necessarily promote loyalty, dedication, diligence, and active dedication, but on the contrary, they may pursue pleasure more desperately and corrupt and degenerate......... To pay high salaries, there must be an effective system of supervision and restraint, and the whole society must have the right to check and balance the willful and decadent officialdom........

The ridiculous thing is that all the people of the Song Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom, and the equally decadent and degenerate Western Xia Kingdom are desperately greedy and desperately greedy for the amazing wealth accumulated by corruption, and how much can they squander as much as they can use up or how much they squander at home? All of them were looted by pirates in one fell swoop, and the result of their efforts to corruption was only to accumulate wealth for the pirates that was convenient to collect at one time, and the individual ended up either dying or playing badly, and the country was tormented and waiting for death.

Zhao Gonglian can't tell Ma Zhi these inside stories, and what he said is actually not for Ma Zhi, who is nothing, but he can laugh and be happy as he wants. This is the victory, pride, glory, and joy that only those who are honest and honest, the formulators of the state system who truly serve the nation and the people, and those who are in power, should also enjoy this sense of superiority.

Ma Zhi listened to Zhao Gonglian's unceremonious ridicule at this moment, not blushing with shame and shame, but with shock and anxiety on his face: it turned out that Marquis Wen Cheng was disgusted and hostile to the imperial court to this extent. The court, the king, and even the entire ruling class of the entire officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty turned out to be inferior in the eyes of Marquis Wencheng. This marquis doesn't care what the court wants to do for the country and the nation....... Then, if you want to borrow a boat from here to go to sea, there can be a show........

Zhao Gonglian knew that he couldn't listen to what he said to those who were wishful thinking. He has his reasoning and is convinced that he only wants to do what he wants. As my brother said, you can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.

For Ma Zhi, if there is no Lianjin to engage in Liao, then he will be useless to the imperial court, and his fame and wealth will be in vain for the sake of the Han nation...... I can't listen to it.

Zhao Gonglian glanced at the dignified Ma Zhi guard, and saw that this guy's face was uncertain, so he suddenly asked him, "You, what's your name?" ”

The guard was stunned, looked at Zhao Gonglian, pointed at himself questioningly, and saw Zhao Gonglian staring at him, so he replied with a mighty and confident but also respectful look: "Villain Guo Jing." ”

Zhao Gonglian seemed to have forgotten what he had just asked, and turned his head to look at Ma Zhi with a smile and said, "Why did the imperial court suddenly fight bravely at this time?" Why not continue to adhere to the cowardly and national policy of fraternal love for wolves, so that wolves can deal with tigers with all their strength without worries?

At least, the wolf is not a big threat, it can't take care of turning around and eating Song Guo when facing a tiger, right? Song Guo at least had a sick wolf big enough to stand in front of the tiger. The Song State could take advantage of this opportunity to concentrate on taking care of the country and restoring some wealth and strength to meet the challenges of the future. You guys...... What kind of trick are you trying to play? “

Speaking of this, Zhao Gonglian's voice turned cold.

"Could it be that the Great Song Dynasty is really a transitional pseudo-dynasty that temporarily takes care of China for the powerful alien race to invade the south again? Could it be that those people in the imperial court, as well as you, are essentially loyal to the alien race, and want to use the blood and sweat of the Han people to help the alien race succeed, and they are all actively showing loyalty to the real master, the Jin Kingdom? “

Today's Zhao Gonglian is no longer the handsome, elegant and cute little scholar who was in the officialdom of the capital back then, and as soon as the iron-blooded killing of the border pass army and the majesty of the emperor are exposed, he can scare people to death.

Although Ma Zhi is a fierce Yan people, and has done an extremely dangerous career as a horse dealer, he can't stand this kind of deterrence, and when he hears this kind of questioning, he can't help but tremble violently, and his face is pale with shock, how dare he take the charge of being a traitor and traitor, and hurriedly bowed to the ground and shouted: "Hou Ye Shengming candlelight, don't wronged the small." “

Zhao Gonglian looked at him coldly, and then glanced at the guard Guo Jing, who was dignified but frightened and his face was as white as paper, and snorted coldly.

He no longer seemed to persuade Ma Zhi, and said directly: "Zhao Liangsi, you are the secretary Cheng, Zhilong Tuge, sent an envoy to the Jin State by holy order, and I, Zhao Gonglian, am still a courtier of the Song State, so I should cooperate with you." I don't have a big one at home, but there are enough fishing boats to send you fifty or so people along the coastline to the country of Jin, which is not very risky. Don't worry, since you are full of sincerity, I will return your satisfaction. “

Ma Zhi was overjoyed........ A day later, when I came to the beach of Jizhou, there was indeed a fishing boat that was large enough to fit the envoys.....

The sailors of the Cangzhao family entered the sea........ Ma Zhi and the other members of the envoy group were honestly staying in the cabin, although many of them were sailors specially selected by the imperial court to know how to water, but the seeping sea with the cold wind howling was still afraid, and even more afraid of being unlucky to meet pirates, only the person named Guo Jing was still in the mood to stand on the bow of the ship and look at the sea, watching the boss of the ship work, but unexpectedly, when he was leisurely watching the sea and didn't know what to think of, a huge force suddenly pushed from behind, and he was pushed and fell headlong into the sea.......

This guy is wearing mighty armor, and even if he can swim, he will not be of any use in this boundless and cold sea.

"Help..... Save...... Help me ......."

The boat boss clapped his hands, looked down at Guo Jing and said with a smile: "Aren't you going to be that Qimen Dunjia Immortal Technique that is praised and admired by any court king?" Do you still need to be saved? With just a little spell, you can fly out of the sea with a little spell. Don't make fun of us and other ignorant mortals. That's not funny. “

Guo Jing was speechless by these words, but then he struggled desperately and begged for help. But the boss of the boat turned a blind eye, listened but did not hear, and laughed and drove the boat away. In history, the mysterious Guo Jing, who pretended to be an immortal and successfully helped the Jin army to dismantle the city defenses of the Song Dynasty and led to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, sank into the icy sea in a blink of an eye.......

Ma Zhi in the cabin was shocked when he heard the change and screamed for help, but his whole body was weak and he couldn't move like everyone else......... Soon after, he was caught on a huge pirate warship heading south...... Later, the group of envoys went to Saudi Arabia to become glorious oil workers, surrounded by either deserts or local barbaric and ignorant tribes, daring to flee is looking for death, only relying on the oil team to survive, only obedient and honest work can have food...... As for what Ma Zhi was for, he was bent on joining forces with Jin and Liao, and what kind of people in the envoys had their own secrets, it became irrelevant, and everything in the past was in vain...... Work hard and be loyal to the pirate empire.......

Zhao Gonglian actually saved the lives of Ma Zhi and his team members, and what he repaid Ma Zhi was indeed full of sincerity, but I don't know if Ma Zhi was satisfied or not.......