Survival or destruction, this is not a question, it is that individuals will pursue survival, only by surviving, can we get a better future, even if it is a waste, we should work hard for our own survival, if we die, there is nothing, even the qualification to be a waste.

The same is true for a country.

The Liao Dynasty faced constant pressure from the Great Song Dynasty, not only in terms of military strength, but also culturally and economically, which gave the Liao Dynasty a great sense of crisis, but they also had the strong perseverance and pride of the grassland people, because the Khitans had suffered a more unfortunate past.

They admired the rule of the Han civilization and the economic prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty, so they imitated the Jiaozi of the Great Song Dynasty and established their own officials, even the names were so similar, and they also appointed Han people as civil servants, because they felt that this would strengthen their rule.

In fact, this is the case, after the Liao Dynasty began to use officials, the economy recovered a little, and the Hanchen also played a stabilizing role.

It's just that they forgot that these two things were learned from the Great Song Dynasty, and the Great Song Dynasty knew more about the secrets than the Liao Dynasty, and even some unknown secrets, otherwise Zhao Zhen would not have beaten the idea of Confucianism and internal law and quietly implemented the construction of the legal system.

For this reason, the constitution of the Emperor and Song Dynasty of the Great Song Dynasty has been revised several times and has become more and more comprehensive, while the Liao Dynasty is still using the human favor law that has been eliminated early by the Great Song Dynasty, and takes the human factor as the prerequisite, which is a great mistake in itself.

One of the basic characteristics of the law of the Han Dynasty was that the criminal law was particularly developed, and it should be more accurate to say that the characteristics of the law were the legal style based on the criminal law. This is mostly to warn and deter others.

However, the laws of the Liao Dynasty were relatively more concerned about human feelings, such as whether a person stole from a rich person in the countryside or a poor family, or a Khitan person who stole and a Han person stole and so on.

The result is never the same.

This difference has created a kind of anger hidden in the people, fair treatment is something that many people pursue, of course, more of a disadvantaged group pursues, although the status of the Han people in the Liao Dynasty was placed on the same level by the emperor, but the people below can not admit it.

What if the minister of Da Liao is a Han Chinese?

You can't just put your hand on the local area and manage the little things, right?

Moreover, the Han people are more ingenious than the Khitans, more profitable, and better at farming than the Liao people, and the only thing that is inferior to the Khitans is herding.

With the rise of the Great Song Dynasty, the life of the Han people in the Liao Dynasty will also become much better, because the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty will always give the Han people benefits, or give them an extra pound of grain, or hire them to help, the price can make the Khitan people bite their tongues with jealousy.

The care of the Han people by the Song merchants also caused the anger of the Khitan people, and the two sides began to hate each other more or less, and the contradictions and conflicts began to intensify, and even group fights occurred, but in this regard, the officials of the Liao people were completely partial to the Khitans, because they were of the same race.

The merchants of the Great Song Dynasty suffered several robberies, which made the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty condemn the inaction of local officials of the Liao Dynasty, but there were still not many people in the court of the Liao Dynasty, they felt that the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty made a big fuss, and the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty would not have been robbed in the Great Song Dynasty? Is there still less murder and overkill?

Of course, it is undeniable that Zhao Zhen's plan was successful, and he skillfully used the small means of the merchants to make the contradiction between the Song and Liao become the contradiction between the Han and the Khitans, and the Liao Dynasty had a large number of Han people, once they were disappointed in the Liao Dynasty and sided with the Great Song, the result was obvious.

1:1 and 0.5:1 results are completely different.

For the Northern Expedition, Zhao Zhen has made a lot of efforts, this is not put on the agenda after the destruction of the Western Xia, but since Zhao Zhen ascended the throne, it has been arranged, anger is the best means of provocation, and this anger often becomes a catalyst for contradictions.

The ministers of the two governments were completely unaware of this matter, and for these so-called "righteous men and gentlemen", sincerity and self-discipline were the basic moral principles.

Of course, Xia Zhu can be excluded, but Zhao Zhen also doesn't plan to let him know, because this old fox has begun to transform into a cunning "poisonous snake", and his methods will only be more radical, Zhao Zhen needs to be centrifugal and detached, not to sacrifice the innocent.

War has never been one-sided, especially wars between major powers, and it is no longer a traditional routine to fight all the way to the destruction of the enemy.

War is an art, infiltrating and destroying, confusing the enemy, and even assassinating are all important strokes, and the slightest mistake is not a perfect painting.

For the ministers of the two governments, everything in front of them shows that the official family is preparing for the Northern Expedition, and no one is stupid, this is already the third holy decree of the official family to transfer troops.

The talisman was packed into a golden box along with the holy decree, and Sancai carefully held it as if he were holding a gunpowder bullet.

Pang Ji and others all knew that as long as Di Qing was still poking in the court, the Northern Expedition had not yet begun, not to mention that Peng Qi was also among them......

After five decrees in succession and the mobilization of about 300,000 troops, Zhao Zhen stopped, and even dispatched the Tabai army that was far away from training.

"Official, do you want to return all the soldiers to the camp?"

Di Qing's words made everyone nervous, so it was really not far from the Northern Expedition!

"No, the time is not ripe, don't startle the snake."

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and vetoed Di Qing's suggestion, at this time, it was natural to keep the Liao people in the dark, once the Great Song Dynasty entered a state of war, the Liao people would not be above even if they were stupid, and the Northern Expedition had already suffered a loss in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty.

However, the ministers of the two provinces have a positive attitude towards the Northern Expedition, and for them, once the Northern Expedition is successful and the Liao Dynasty is destroyed, they will be recorded in history.

So no one is more active than them, and the pursuit of civil officials is nothing more than a strong stroke in the history of Danqing.

At this time, there is no so-called woman's benevolence, and there is no stubborn decay in the Wende Palace, even the old-fashioned Bao Zheng is stating the ability of the three divisions, hoping that the three divisions will join it.

In fact, the three divisions are already in it, every cent of the national funds, every big expenditure has passed through the three divisions, and there have been very few mistakes in Bao Zheng's presiding over the three divisions over the years.

And Zhao Zhen's Cai Ji and Empress Bi Yaxuan's income also flowed from half to the Third Division, and it can be said that most of the country's wealth is concentrated in the hands of Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng was also the first person to know that Zhao Zhen was preparing for the Northern Expedition, even before Pang Ji.

The Inner Dynasty Meeting of the Wende Hall was over, and everyone left satisfied, because they had obtained the answer they wanted in their hearts, and the official family had begun to make final preparations for the Northern Expedition.

But at the same time, they did not understand why they had to send heavy troops to the Wa Kingdom first, and couldn't they have transported the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty directly to the Jurchens by sea?

Why bother......