After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

When Han Ming presented the news that Yelu Jun and others had requested political asylum from the Song Dynasty to Emperor Zhezong and the Secretariat, everyone fell into deep silence.

"In my opinion, good people don't come, and those who come are not good. After all, Yelu Jun is the crown prince of Liao, and with the addition of a Liao queen, this kind of political influence is really difficult to handle."

Wen Kuanfu is old after all, and in many things he wants to be safe and not to cause any extra problems.

The Song Dynasty is developing very well now, with rapid changes happening every day.

Wen Kuanfu has already figured it out. As long as he maintains the current development trend, it won’t take long, within ten years, before he can outlast his neighbor to the north.

By then, not to mention the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, it would not be impossible to destroy the Liao Kingdom in one battle.

Therefore, the old man is not in a hurry to change, but hopes to take it step by step.

When it came to Xiao Guanyin and Yelu Jun fleeing south to seek political protection from the Song Dynasty, Wen Kuanfu simply said "no", meaning rejection.

Uncle Lu Hui nodded when he heard this: "Minister Wen's thoughts coincide with mine. It would be best not to provoke the Liao Kingdom at this time."

After the two older men finished speaking, Wang Gui, Wang Jiefu, Sima Junshi, and Han Shipu also expressed their opinions.

"I think we should wait and see how things develop. After all, we don't know the internal situation of Liao."

Wang Gui suggested to wait and see how the situation develops.

"My opinion is that time is of the essence. Since Yelu Jun can propose political asylum that will affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries, it shows that the internal situation of Liao is very complicated."

"We might be able to use this coup to disrupt the Liao Kingdom internally and easily capture the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun."

Wang Jiefu is the type who takes the initiative. He doesn't like to sit back and wait for things to change, nor is he the type to wait for opportunities to come.

Now that Yelu Jun has handed the Song Dynasty a good excuse, they should not refuse it but swallow it.

"I agree with Prime Minister Wang's proposal. We should wait and see how the situation develops. Perhaps we can find a way out of this."

Sima Junshi has grown older over the years and his thoughts have gradually become more stable.

Although he did not directly reject Yelu Jun's request to join the Song Dynasty like Wen Kuanfu and Lu Huishu, he still stood on the same front with Wang Gui.

"I think it's better not to care about anything. Yelu Jun is still the son of Yelu Hongji and the legitimate crown prince of the Liao Dynasty."

"Even if Yelu Yixin and his men were so bold, they wouldn't have taken his life. This time, Yelu Jun probably had no choice but to grant him political asylum out of his desire to protect Xiao Guanyin."

"When the country stabilizes, Yelu Jun will return to Liao to inherit the throne. He might even turn around and attack the Song Dynasty."

"The best strategy is for us to not help each other and just wait and see how the situation develops."

Han Shipu's view was based on the future relationship between Song and Liao. He thought it would be a good idea to let Yelu Hongji and his son fight to the death, and in the end the Song Dynasty would gain a big advantage.

This idea is not wrong. On the contrary, it is more of a self-preservation intention and can better get rid of the Song Dynasty.

The young Emperor Zhezong is now eleven years old and has begun to have his own ideas about many things.

However, facing these old men who could be grandfathers, out of respect and eagerness to learn, I still listened to them first, integrated my inner thoughts, and organized my words.

"What do you think, teacher? Should we help or not help, or should we just ignore it and wait for the situation to end?"

The young Emperor Zhezong looked at his teacher who was twirling his beard.

"Your Majesty, please feel free to share any ideas you have. We can discuss them with you!"

Han Ming did not directly answer the question of the young Emperor Zhezong, but kicked the ball back to the other party.

After all, he was not Zhang Juzheng, and he was not in a hurry to teach his ideas and administrative and military methods to Emperor Wanli.

This ultimately led to Emperor Wanli being suppressed for too long, and after his death he let himself go and did not attend court for decades.

What Han Ming had to do was to create a good environment for Zhezong to take power within a limited time, and to impart the underlying logic of thinking to him.

As long as the kid can understand the basic principles, he will be able to think divergently and take the initiative to learn and understand those tricky political affairs.

This can be seen from the original history. Before Emperor Zhezong took power during the Yuanyou period, he continued to study and improve his abilities. This little guy was a diligent person.

Hearing his teacher's question, the young Emperor Zhezong was inexplicably excited. He knew that his teacher was testing him. This was one of the few opportunities for him to show his abilities, and he had to seize it.

The Empress Dowager Shen and Empress Dowager Xiang, who were listening to the government affairs beside them, looked at each other helplessly and said nothing.

According to their original intention, at this time, Zhezong should not have any extra ideas of his own. These issues should be discussed by the Grand Chancellor of the Secretariat and them, and a plan should be put into practice.

However, as the chief minister entrusted with the care of the young emperor, and also the imperial teacher recognized by the late emperor and the young emperor, Han Ming had to speak out, and no one could stop him. In the end, they could only watch the situation develop quietly.

"Teacher, I think the opinions of all the great ministers are very pertinent and reasonable, but if I were to say which plan I prefer, it would still be Prime Minister Wang's initiative!"

Upon hearing this, the ministers all changed their expressions. Frankly speaking, being so straightforward was not what a good emperor should do.

You must know that it is the most basic thing to not show your emotions. Looking at the little emperor's excited look, you can tell that he is still young.

"Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. Sit down and talk slowly."

Han Ming was very patient with this young official and disciple, just like he taught his own children Han Duanyang and Han Xiniang. He had enough confidence that they would have a bright future.

Seeing his teacher's gentle attitude, Emperor Zhezong smiled awkwardly and scratched his head.

"In fact, I think Yelu Jun's request for protection from the Song Dynasty was definitely well thought out. After all, what crown prince would risk being assassinated by an enemy country and run to the enemy's territory to seek protection?"

"The Liao Kingdom is definitely fraught with internal crises. Yelu Jun saw no hope and therefore made such a seemingly absurd decision."

"Just like Chong'er in the Spring and Autumn Period, he avoided the enemy and protected himself."

"You have to know that the struggle for supremacy between Jin and Chu was extremely fierce. Even under such circumstances, Chong'er still took refuge in Chu and finally returned home after going through untold hardships."

"It seems that Yelu Jun also holds the same view. I think we should follow the example of the Chu State and accept them."

"Then wait for an opportunity to seek benefits from the Liao Kingdom."

"It would be best if Yelu Jun signed an agreement. If we, the Song Dynasty, can help him ascend the throne, he will return Yanyun to us."

"Not only will we not have to fight a war, but we can also easily recapture Yanyun. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

The words of the young Emperor Zhezong made everyone fall into deep thought, only Han Ming nodded with a smile.

"It seems that Your Majesty has read well in the past two years."

Han Ming's affirmation gave the young official a boost of confidence, and he quickly waved his hand and said modestly, "Teacher, you are too kind. I still have a lot to learn."

"Your Majesty's thoughts do make sense, and are more comprehensive than those of this old minister."

As the Grand Tutor, the emperor's nominal teacher, Lu Huishu did not teach much. Most of the teaching was done by Han Ming, the Prince's Grand Tutor.

Therefore, seeing that Emperor Cheoljong had his own thoughts, he couldn't help but stroke his beard happily.

"What do you think of His Majesty's idea?"

Han Ming asked everyone, and the six people looked at each other, then nodded at the same time.

"Since the ministers have approved of your Majesty's ideas, I will also share my thoughts."

When they heard that Han Ming was going to express his opinion, everyone sat up straight and listened. After all, it was Han who actually decided the next policy direction.

"Your Majesty's thoughts coincide with mine..."

As soon as Han Ming finished speaking, the young Emperor Zhezong secretly clenched his fist and was very excited. After all, this proved that the direction of his thinking was correct.

"However, in the Song-Liao War, we cannot simply rely on the kindness of Yelu Jun or certain people in the Liao Kingdom, or on an agreement. This is unrealistic."

Hearing this, the little emperor rubbed his chin and began to ponder.

"So-called unsigned paper is like toilet paper; it's completely useless."

"On the contrary, for the Liao people or others, even if they have signed a paper, it will probably be difficult to fulfill it."

"We must be prepared to advance at any time, and this time we must be swift, accurate, and ruthless. We must take advantage of the civil unrest in Liao to recapture Yanyun in one fell swoop!"

As soon as Han Ming finished speaking, the entire meeting fell into silence, and they all looked at each other in disbelief.

"Teacher, what you mean is..."

The young Emperor Zhezong's heart almost skipped a beat.

"What I mean is that the moment I accept Yelu Jun and others, I will denounce Yelu Hongji and Yelu Yixin in their name."

"Then call on the people of Liao and those loyal to the Houdang clan to rise up in rebellion. We will seize the opportunity to march and recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and build a Great Wall defense line!!!"