"Cut the ground! Reparations! Such a simple thing would not be unthinkable to the princes in the court, right? Zhao Yan teased the son in his arms and said to Zhao Yan in front of him with a smile.

In order to deal with the aftermath of Jiaozhi, the Great Song Dynasty was also noisy, and the ministers of all parties were roughly divided into three, among which the more radical officials hoped that the imperial court would continue to support Guo Kui's southern expedition, and strive to destroy Jiaozhi in one fell swoop, and then directly annex Jiaozhi, of course, these officials were mainly composed of some young officials, and they did not consider how to rule after laying down Jiaozhi.

In addition, the officials of the conservative faction thought that Guo Kui took the lead in Shenglong Mansion and caused so much trouble to the imperial court, so he should be held accountable, and for Jiaozhi, the imperial court needs to be appeased, and the defeat of Jiaozhi has given them enough lessons before, so the next step is to show his kindness, after all, the equal emphasis on grace and power is the way of the emperor. It's a pity that these officials don't know that Zhao Shu and several ministers are also very coveted for the wealth of Jiaozhi, Guo Kui has ordered someone to send the list of property collected by the Shenglong Mansion to the capital, and these belongings alone can make the Great Song Dynasty recover a lot of vitality, so Guo Kui's move is not only no fault, but also meritorious.

In addition to the radicals and conservatives, there is also a group of neutrals, they first think that Guo Kui is very relieved to fight against Jiaozhi this time, and raised the national prestige of the Great Song Dynasty, so it must be meritorious, but the Shenglong Mansion has brought some trouble to the imperial court, so it can be regarded as having been, and now it can be regarded as offsetting the merits and demerits, as for how to deal with the aftermath of Jiaozhi, they think that there is no need to worry about Jiaozhi, and they can let Guo Kui withdraw his troops now, as for how Jiaozhi survives next, that is their own business, and it has nothing to do with the Great Song Dynasty, Even if it was really annexed by Dali or Zhancheng, it would not affect the Great Song Dynasty.

Each of the three schools above has its own opinions. For this reason, there were endless arguments in the court, Zhao Shu and Han Qi and several other ministers discussed for several days, but they did not make a decision, so today Zhao Yan came to Zhao Yan and wanted to hear his opinion on this matter, after all, the attack on Jiaozhi was actually caused by Zhao Yan.

Hearing Zhao Yan say the two conditions of land cession and compensation very lightly. Zhao Ji glanced at him angrily and said: "It's simple, but have you thought about it, how to cut the land, even if it is a piece of territory ceded to us, how should we defend it, our rule over the south is relatively weak, and it is impossible to send an army to station, as for the indemnity you said, we have copied the treasury of the people and the inner treasury of the palace." How can you give them any money to pay us? ”

"Haha, I knew that big brother would say that!" Zhao Yan laughed when he heard Zhao Ji's words and said, "Big brother, you think that Jiaozhi is a long way away, but you have forgotten that Jiaozhi is close to the seaside, our Great Song Dynasty's navy is still very good, and the eldest sister is also presiding over the maritime trade over there, so I think the imperial court can listen to the opinion of the eldest sister, and then cede a part of the territory from the coastal area of Jiaozhi." As my big Song in the harbor of Cochin. ”

When he said this, Zhao Yan paused for a moment and then said, "As for the reparations." Big brother, you don't need to worry about Jiaozhi, anyway, you only need to write on the treaty how much money they should pay us, as for whether they can afford to pay, that's not something we should consider, anyway, this generation of Jiaozhi people can't afford to pay, and they can let their next generation continue to pay. At that time, the imperial court can set the date of this indemnity for a longer period of time, so that they can pay the reparation slowly in batches. ”

"You...... This ......" After Zhao Yan listened to Zhao Yan's words, he couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't expect Zhao Yan to have such a thick black side, especially the last part about the compensation. It is even more beyond his imagination, if he really does what Zhao Yan said, then Jiaozhi people may have to carry a heavy burden for generations, but is this a bit too much?

Zhao Yan didn't feel that there was anything excessive in his words, when China was weakened in later generations, the Western powers treated China like this, and now he is just learning from those powers, and today he uses this method on Jiaozhi, if the Great Song Dynasty can sail the warship to the West in the future, then maybe he can leave a profound lesson to the ancestors of those Western powers in later generations.

After a long while, Zhao Ji showed a tangled expression on his face and said: "Third brother, my Great Song Dynasty has always been benevolent and virtuous, although this time it was the war that Jiaozhi took the lead in provoking, but after all, they are the subject countries of our Great Song Dynasty, and this time Guo Kui has already defeated the other party's national capital, which can be regarded as a heavy lesson to Jiaozhi, if they are asked to cede land and pay compensation next, does it seem that our Great Song Dynasty is too strong, and even has a feeling of forcing people too much, will this make other subject countries wary of us?" ”

Hearing that Zhao Yan was worried about this, Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel a little funny, but he also knew that Zhao Ji's thoughts actually represented the thoughts of most orthodox scholars in the Great Song Dynasty, so he had to patiently explain: "Big brother, let's learn to pay equal attention to grace and power, but I think it should be both grace and grace, power is in the front, grace is in the back, the reason why those subject countries are willing to pay tribute to my Great Song Dynasty is not because our Great Song is stronger than them?" ”

Zhao Yan paused when he said this, and then spoke again: "But although our Great Song Dynasty is stronger than those subject countries, there is a big problem in the attitude towards those subject countries, and they used to just blindly show their favor, which made those subject countries lose their reverence for my Great Song Dynasty, which is also the reason why Jiaozhi has repeatedly violated my border, this time I just took this opportunity to teach Jiaozhi a lesson, and at the same time let those southern subject countries know the strength of our Great Song Dynasty, not to mention that even if our Great Song Dynasty does not do this, Could it be that those subject countries are not wary of my Great Song? ”

Zhao Yan's last rhetorical question finally made Zhao Yan wake up, where is the strength of the Great Song Dynasty itself, just ask the surrounding small countries must be afraid of the Great Song Dynasty, but Jiaozhi was stunned by a series of victories, so he had the courage to fight the idea of the Great Song Dynasty, but it attracted the revenge of the Great Song Dynasty.

Seeing the contemplative expression on Zhao Ji's face, Zhao Yan felt that he should work harder to brainwash Zhao Ji, so he spoke again: "Big brother, there is no emotion between countries at all, only the naked weak and the strong, now that my Great Song Dynasty is strong, those small countries can only pay tribute to us in order to protect themselves, but if one day my Great Song Dynasty is weakened, I'm afraid it will be good if they don't bite back, so for these subject countries, it is better to show grace than to show authority, only to beat them to be afraid, Only by establishing the invincible concept of the Great Song Dynasty in their hearts can they be more honest! ”

Zhao Yan's words and the mainstream concept of the Great Song Dynasty can be said to be incompatible, the essence of Confucianism has always been the implementation of the ruling concept of the outer saint and the inner king, for the domestic people with the strict concept of the Legalist to manage, but for the foreign people mainly to benevolence and morality, of course, there are a lot of wars, but most of them are in the last resort to protect themselves, it can be said that except for a few dynasties, the Central Plains Dynasty actually rarely takes the initiative to attack foreigners.

However, what Zhao Yan is now instilling in Zhao Ji is the concept of the outer king and the inner sage, which is also Zhao Yan's usual point of view, especially in the attitude towards the foreign race, he has always felt that the Great Song Dynasty is a little too benevolent and weak, since the Great Song Dynasty now has the strength of a king, then it should have a corresponding tough attitude towards the outside world, which is the diplomatic concept that a great country should have.

Zhao Yan's words also had a big impact on Zhao Yan, because this is somewhat contradictory to the education he received since childhood, but he is not a blind person, after passing through his own thinking and judgment, he feels that what Zhao Yan said is very reasonable, from the beginning of the establishment of the country in Jiaozhi, the Great Song Dynasty has been generous to them, but in exchange for the invasion of Jiaozhi from time to time, if he had known this, he should have taken advantage of the unstable establishment of Jiaozhi to directly send troops to destroy them, even if he could not rule directly, Supporting a puppet agent is also much stronger than it is now.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji's face finally showed a look of determination, and he nodded solemnly at the moment and said: "Okay, then let Jiaozhi pay compensation, but you and I don't care about this matter, we have to convince the father first, and then the father and the emperor will persuade Han Qi's ministers, as long as they all agree, then the rest of the things will be much simpler!" ”

"Haha, these are your business, big brother, I'm busy taking care of the children, I really don't have the time or energy to care about this!" Zhao Yan hurriedly laughed when he heard this, since the last time he was original, Zhao Yan decided to try his best to care less about the affairs of the court, at most he only came up with ideas behind his back, if Zhao Shu and Zhao Ji are willing to listen to the best, it doesn't matter if they don't want to listen, anyway, now the Great Song Dynasty is developing in a good direction in the general trend, so even if Zhao Shu and Zhao Ji make some mistakes, it will not hurt.

Seeing that Zhao Yan actually straightened off the relationship, this made Zhao Yan can't help but cry and laugh, he now feels that Zhao Yan is getting more and more slippery, and when he encounters things, he only moves his mouth, and rarely really participates in it, but this time he is a little unwilling to say: "Third brother, the conquest of Jiaozhi started because of you, so you can't ignore it, at least you have to go to the palace with me, and help me convince my father, as for the rest, you don't need to take care of the rest!" ”

"Big brother, my father sees things more thoroughly than you and me, so as long as you talk to my father, he will definitely agree, so I don't have to go anymore." Zhao Yan didn't want to shirk again, in fact, the reason why he was reluctant to contact the government was not just because he was afraid of trouble, but as Zhao Yan got older, he also established the position of the crown prince, so Zhao Yan and other princes had to avoid suspicion of some things in the court, so as not to be discussed behind the backs by people with intentions.

Zhao Ji wanted to say something more at this time, but at this time, Zhao Yan only felt a heat in his arms, only to find that Xiao Zhao Jia, who was sleeping in his arms, actually urinated on himself, which made him scream immediately, and ran to the inner house to change diapers with his son in his arms, not giving Zhao Ji a chance to speak again, which also made Zhao Ji smile helplessly, so he had to turn around and go out of the courtyard to the palace, thinking about how to persuade Zhao Shu. (To be continued......)