If Zhao Ji knew what the original history looked like, he would definitely be grateful to Wu Haogu.

Because in his original history, he died tragically in the snow and ice-cold five countries when he was in his fifties. The Song Dynasty also became the Southern Song Dynasty and once surrendered to the Jin Dynasty. The emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty Zhao Gou also became the "Secretary Gou" and "Wanyan Gou". In order to survive, he really did everything he could do.

And now Zhao Ji is still the wealthy and honorable emperor!

The two Song Dynasty, divided into two, each grew into a real world empire!

This era, which was called "Post Three Kingdoms" by later historians, is definitely not an era that makes people feel heartbroken, but an era that fascinates countless latecomers.

Because the three coherent Chinese powers have all made their best efforts in order to become the winners of the "three points to unite" in the future, and want to gain enough benefits in the era of great geographical discoveries and great development of science and technology that have emerged at the same time.

Only by becoming bigger and stronger can one become the final winner.

If you cannot become bigger and stronger, there will be only a dead end in the future!

You don’t even have to wait too long to be destroyed by the other two rapidly developing world empires and become the first tragic country to be eliminated.

In the Western Song Dynasty, where Zhao Ji was located, he really didn't dare to relax for a moment. Zhao Huan, the first emperor of the Western Song Dynasty, worked hard and dreamed of strengthening the country and the army. He didn't want to be unable to do it! The Eastern Song Dynasty and the New Zhou Dynasty were all "renminbi players". They didn't count each new continent, but they also had a trade line with a lot of wealth. Moreover, the local area was particularly easy to develop industry and commerce. The fiscal revenue kept rising, and the flow of gold, silver and water was inflowing. Compared with others in the Western Song Dynasty, they were all paupers!

However, Zhao Huan was unwilling to perish. He was determined to be a poor pauper who worked hard and worked hard for more than 20 years. Although he did not change the poor and backward appearance of the Western Song Dynasty, he still expanded his land area a lot. He expanded westward to the Qincha Grassland and the Caspian Sea (through the affiliated country Xiliang), and to the south, he had swallowed up most of the Bagan Kingdom, and even the capital city of Bagan was captured by Yue Fei, the most powerful general of the Western Song Dynasty.

In the southwest direction, the entire snowy plateau is still under the rule of the Western Song Dynasty court! The tribes and temple territories on the plateau are divided into thirteen thousand households, and all ten thousand households must be enthroned by the Western Song Dynasty court. In addition, the Western Song Dynasty court will also station troops in important places such as Luoshecheng and Pibocheng.

In the north, the Western Song Dynasty firmly controlled Heishan and Yinshan, protecting the safety of the Hetao irrigation area. The Hetao irrigation area became the home of tens of thousands of Western Song military households.

The military system of Tianzhuang supporting military households has been maintained so far, although the price is continuous external expansion and extreme containment of private industry and commerce...

Zhao Huan's efforts were not without a price. The price was that he had become ill after overwork. Now he was seriously ill and could not move in the Huaqing Palace in Chang'an. Therefore, he could only send the third son of the emperor, Zhao Xun, to represent himself in the Qionglin Palace in Chengdu Prefecture to take care of his critically ill father.

Now Zhao Xun is guarding Zhao Ji's bedroom, looking like a filial son and virtuous grandson.

Zhao Ji hummed, and Zhao Xun immediately asked, "Grandpa Emperor, what are your instructions?"

"Have the envoys of the third and the eighth brothers arrived?" Zhao Ji asked weakly, "They should be my grandsons? Alas, a good family, now they are separated by one side and can't see them..."

The third brother is Zhao Kai, the emperor of the Eastern Song Dynasty, and is still in Jiangning Mansion. The eighth brother is Zhao Qi, the king of Jiaozhi, and is currently in Shenglong Mansion. It is impossible for both of them to go to Chengdu to see Zhao Ji's death.

Zhao Ji is still alive now, and he has not become the son of a king of a country. He has arrived in Chengdu Prefecture and is preparing to send him off to his father.

However, the three sons who became kings could not come to Chengdu, so they could only send their sons to represent them.

"Report to the Emperor," Zhao Xun replied, "The person who came from Jiangning Mansion was Zhao Jue, and the person who came from Shenglong Mansion was Zhao Jue, both of whom were grandson's cousins."

Zhao Xun did not mention the titles of Zhao Jue and Zhao Yan because Zhao Kai was a "pseudo-emperor". Although Zhao Qi once praised Chang'an, it did not last long. After receiving reinforcements from the Eastern Song Dynasty, he cut off his relationship with Chang'an, so he became a "pseudo-king".

Of course, the sons of the pseudo-emperor and the pseudo-king are both "pseudo-emperor", so Zhao Xun will not mention their titles.

Zhao Ji only let out a light breath, "Why is this? It is obvious that it is a family, why can't we work together..."

"Grandpa Emperor..."

Zhao Ji raised his hand and shook it hard, "Okay, let's not talk about it, let them meet! I can't see it anymore, this is probably the last time!"

Zhao Xun said with tears in his eyes: "Grandpa Emperor, don't say that, you are just occasionally infected with the cold, you can recover with a good rest..."

As he spoke, Zhao Xun still left the hall and brought Zhao Jue and Zhao Jue who were waiting outside to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji looked at his two grandsons. He didn't know them. It was the first time he met, and probably no second time!

Thinking of this, Old Zhao Ji felt a sensation in his heart and tears came down. He was so good that the emperor, when he reached this point, no one has ever since ancient times. It seems that behind him, there must be a foolish monarch. After seeing Taizu, Taizong had nothing to say, just apologize...

On October 11, the eighth emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji, the eighth emperor of the Song Dynasty, passed away in the Qionglin Palace in Chengdu. The temple name was Song Daozong and the posthumous title was Emperor Shengwen Rende Xianxiao.

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"Daozong, Song Daozong...is not bad either!"

Wu Haogu had already received the news that Zhao Ji had passed away at this time, and he seemed a little depressed.

Zhao Ji was not his enemy, never. When the war between Song and Zhou started, he had already given up the position of head of state to his son.

His abdication was not something that he wanted to avoid fighting with Zhao Ji.

"Father, Daozong is indeed suitable." Wu Yijiu said to Wu Haogu.

Wu Yijiu is still a veteran now. Although he has not served in the government, everyone knows that he is almost the head of state behind him.

Unlike Wu Haogu, he was actually happy about Zhao Ji's death. The reason is very simple, because Zhao Ji has been acting as a peacemaker and communication bridge between the East and the Song Dynasty in the last decade of his life, barely maintaining peace between the two Song Dynasties.

Therefore, Zhao Ji's death also means that the peace situation in the Central Plains for more than 20 years is about to end.

"It's much more suitable than Huizong," Wu Haogu murmured to himself, "Hui is kind and beautiful. Tao is the source of all things. Although his emperor was not very good, he was very determined to seek Tao and ask about Tao! The source of the new era of China is indeed his name, and the name of Taozong is truly worthy of it."

Huizong? Wu Yijiu was a little confused, but he didn't ask. What do you have to say to a 78-year-old old man?

"Sir, the source of the current situation in China is you!" Wu Yijiu said, "The empirical school, rational school, Neo-Confucianism, Tianli Buddhism, etc., aren't they all come from your "Personal Theory" and "Theory of Heavenly Reasons"? Moreover, I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, dominates the world for public affairs, and does not belong to a country with one surname, which is also incomparable to the two Song families.

So looking at the future, the one who can unite the Three Kingdoms must be my Great Zhou!"

"Is that true?" Wu Haogu just smiled, but did not agree.

"That's certain!" Wu Yijiu said, "As soon as the Song Dynasty died, there would be no buffer between the East and the Song Dynasty. The two Song Dynasty were afraid that the war between the two Songs would be in front of us. The Song Dynasty fought each other, wasn't it my Great Zhou who benefited?"

"Maybe." Wu Haogu smiled, but he still refused to comment.

In his opinion, it is not that easy to reunite the Three Kingdoms!

Because the current productivity is still in the era of factory handicrafts! The development of the New World has just begun. Although there is a lot of gold and silver flowing into the Old World, it is not enough to complete the original accumulation of capital.

Military technological progress has become slower. In the past twenty years, the naval technology has improved a little, and the army has almost stood still. In the East, the army of the Three Kingdoms have all played the field artillery-heavy smoothbore gun-long gun array, which is a bit similar to the Spanish square array.

At the same time, the bastion tactics are still effective. The defense advantage is still huge, and the attacking side is always at a disadvantage.

Therefore, no one of the three sides who are evenly matched will be willing to start a war rashly.

And any of the three parties has the strength to defeat the other two parties in defensive battles.

Of course, this balance of power will not be maintained forever. Because Wu Haogu knew that the Europeans' bastion era did not last for many years.

Anyway, when Emperor Napoleon was in Europe, offense was the best defense!

The burglar has obviously been eliminated.

Wu Haogu was about to talk to his son about the issues of battalion defense and technological progress, but saw the hot light shining in Wu Yijiu's eyes.

It seems that he hasn't given up yet!

When the words came to his mouth, Wu Haogu didn't say it, but just looked at his son with a smile.

The era of oneself has ended! And it has changed history and opened a new era, a new era of China. What else is there to worry about now? If they want to fight, then fight! The Great Zhou Republic is still afraid of war?

Moreover, the progress of military technology is driven by wars one after another.

The population growth of the New World also depends on the turmoil and disputes in the Old World.

The Western world has not been very peaceful in recent years. Yelu Dashi's son Yelu Yilie and his daughter Saint Yelu Pusuwan are both militants. They have started wars against the Eastern Roman Empire for years and are almost fighting an Ottoman Empire... Should we practice troops in the East?

Thinking of this, Wu Haogu smiled and said, "Sanlang, let's wait and see the good show of the two Song dynasties!"

Wu Yijiu nodded: "It will definitely fight! The Western Song Dynasty is not like our Great Zhou and Eastern Song Dynasty. Each has a continent that can develop... They can only go east!"
Chapter completed!