In October of the sixteenth year of Chunxi, three days after the banquet of envoys from various countries in the Lin'an Palace, the enthronement ceremony of the crown prince Zhao Dan was officially held, and on the same day, Li Fengniang was canonized as the queen of the Great Song Dynasty.

Compared with people's discussions on the topic of Zhao Yan's throne and Zhao Dan's succession, people are obviously more interested in what happened when a large number of soldiers suddenly gathered at Donghua Gate and Jiahui Gate outside the imperial city three days ago.

And why a large number of soldiers withdrew silently from the city in the end, just like the tide of the Qiantang River, people came defenselessly, and the retreat was also unexpected.

But in any case, there was no scene of swords and soldiers fighting each other that night, which still made the people of Lin'an City seem a little unsatisfied after learning about this incident, as if they wished that when the power of the Zhao and Song clans was handed over, a thrilling conflict could break out, rather than a thrilling confrontation.

The envoys of various countries are like the people who are not afraid of big things when they see the excitement in Lin'an, and they also have such a good showlike mentality, but in the end, because of the restraint of Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan, as well as the agreement reached by the two parties, a bloody conflict was finally avoided.

But even so, the relationship between Ye Qing and Han Yanshi and water and fire is now well known, and even the common people of Chang'an have faintly heard the rumors about the court, and all kinds of discussions have begun to spread in Lin'an.

And the most discussed thing is that because of the difference in the position of the two on the government, the relationship between the two generals who fought on the battlefield in the Great Song Dynasty began to become tense, and finally parted ways.

So some people pity the opposing positions of the two, and even look forward to it, if the two of them can join forces without any worries, then the Great Song Dynasty will prosper again, recover the lost territory in the north, and suppress Ziqi and Luodian will be easy and just around the corner.

But it is regrettable that for the sake of each other's group interests, as well as the positions of their respective courts and personal grievances, they completely ignore the reproduction and prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty, which is simply extremely selfish and infuriating.

Of course, among the many rumors, there are still some people who think that the reason why Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan formed an antagonistic relationship is entirely because of women, and it is said that it is still related to the original princess Xin. It's just that this statement is difficult to convince, because in the eyes of the people of Lin'an, these high-ranking and powerful officials like Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan don't have what kind of woman they want, how can they turn their backs because of just one woman?

What's more, whether it is Ye Qing, who has just begun to emerge above the court, or Han Yanxuan, who has already been sent by Shangshu above the court, which one does not have a beautiful lady with three wives and four concubines in the family, how can she turn her back on a woman?

Therefore, if this statement is untenable, some people will think that this is a balanced strategy after the new emperor ascends the throne, and they do not want to see the two most brave and warlike generals of the Great Song Dynasty join forces to sit together, so they let the two contain each other.

Just like Zhao Ruyu and Shi Miyuan who are now above the court, the two ministers are also in the same situation, and they are holding each other down in the court.

In short, there is an endless stream of all kinds of discussions in Lin'an City, and there is never a shortage of all kinds of strange discussions.

In the third aunt's tavern, the other drinkers were still talking about the Lin'an court and the succession of the crown prince, and the hot Gongji was dissatisfied with Ye Qing, who was looking at him as if nothing had happened, and Temujin, who was even more casual and peaceful, it was hard for him to imagine that a privy envoy of the Great Song Dynasty would practice for the two of them in such a dilapidated tavern.

knocked on the table, and just wanted to talk and ask Ye Qing if he could change a better place to entertain them, and when he practiced for them, he saw a gorgeously dressed middle-aged man walking in quickly at the door of the tavern, and shouted in his mouth: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm late, I'm late." ”

Ye Qing pulled out the chair with a smile and asked Wanyan Yongji to sit down, and a glass of inferior wine was naturally picked up by Wanyan Yongji, and then the three of them touched the cup on the table, and then raised his head and dried the wine in the quilt.

"Yes, it seems to be better than the wine of the previous two days." Wanyan Yongji sighed at the wine, watched the three of them slowly pick up the wine glass, and then put down the glass after taking a sip.

What can make Wanyan Yongji so easy is naturally because although there is no agreement between Ye Qing and Wanyan Jing, it is already extremely close, and Wanyan Jing's trust in him allows him to stay in Chang'an with confidence and bargain with Ye Qing.

"How's the talk?" Wanyan Yongji asked with a smile and a relaxed smile.

If you want the Jin, Xia, and Tatars to resist the enemy in the Liao State, of course, it is okay, not to mention that they have been persuaded by Ye Qing before, but if they want to implement the details, then they naturally need to discuss it again.

So, Ye Qing, who was crying poor, took the three of them to the third aunt's tavern together, so as to tell the three in front of him that the conditions should not be too harsh, after all, Lord Ye's pockets are not rich now, and the situation above the Lin'an court, they also saw it that night, so they should know how to stop in moderation.

"Fighting a war is spending money, this Ye knows very well in his heart, naturally, the grain and grass required by the three should be provided by the Liao people, but ...... The three of them also know that this official has a great friendship with the princess of Liao, so they also hope that the three of them will ...... for the sake of my Ye Qing's face. Ye Qing said after glancing at Yan Yongji.

"The three of you haven't negotiated the price for half a day?" Wanyan Yongji was stunned for a moment and asked.

Hot Gongji snorted and said coldly: "The old man has long known that you are for Princess Chengli, and what is ...... to fight against the Khorezmian people." ”

"What you said is a bit irresponsible, whether the Khorezm people are strong or not, except for the Liao people, I'm afraid you Xia people know best, right? What's more, if you can fight against the Khorezmians, the benefits to the Xia Kingdom are obvious, and now it is ....... Ye Qing pointed to Wanyan Yongji next to him and continued: "They are still unwilling to reopen the town bordering you, and a large number of goods of your Liao people, except for some of them that can enter my Great Song Dynasty, most of them are rotten in the hands of your own people. Therefore, if once the Khorezm people no longer fight with the Liao people, just imagine, once the trade road is opened, the benefits that you Xia people will get, will it be just the gratitude of the Liao people? ”

Hot Gongji casually glanced at Wanyan Yongji, who had a relaxed look, and wondered in his heart that it seemed that Ye Qing did not tell Wanyan Yongji about their Xia people's desire to devour the territory of the Jin Kingdom, and nodded with some satisfaction at the moment, and continued: "But I don't know how much grain and grass the Liao people can give?" It's true that war is money, but it will also kill people, how to calculate the salary and pension of my soldiers of the Great Xia Kingdom? Is there a specific number for Lord Ye? ”

"I've been ready for a long time, just waiting for your words." After Ye Qing waited for the hot Gongji to finish speaking, he immediately took out three envelopes and handed them to the three of Hot Gongji, Temujin, and Wanyan Yongji, and said, "This is already the greatest sincerity of the Liao people, not to mention ...... As far as we are concerned, the Khorezm people are a real alien race, and we can mess around as much as we want behind closed doors, but if we let outsiders interfere in the affairs of our Great China Territory, I guess you will not be willing to do it, right? ”

Temujin looked at the words he didn't know much on it, nodded from time to time under Ye Qing's explanation, and when Ye Qing finished explaining, Temujin pointed to the blank space above and said, "I need cotton clothes, salt, tea, and iron for the winter, I can exchange them for silver taels, how about it?" ”

"I promise you, it's 70% of the market price." Ye Qing took out another document from his arms and handed it to Temujin.

After Yan Yongji finished reading the documents in his hand, he began to smile and watch Ye Qing bargain with Temujin, and after watching the two of them take what they needed, he said slowly: "I Dajin can also exchange some silver for some things, such as ...... What about some things in the hands of the Chongguo Gong in Yangzhou? ”

"Okay, I promise you." Ye Qing replied with a smile.

Whether it is Hot Gongji or Temujin, or Wanyan Yongji, who has always had a cynical smile on his face, at this time, it is natural to strive for greater interests for himself, and if he can peel off a layer of skin from Ye Qing, then they will never be merciful, not to mention, Ye Qing has no room for bargaining in this matter.

And for Ye Qing, making such a deal with them will be like an advertisement, which will only make emerging things known to more people, and the huge profits brought by this will only be good for him.

After all, he is also very short of money and things now, even if he is now a privy envoy, but the money given by the imperial court is just a drop in the bucket for him, not to mention that the imperial court's attitude towards the four roads in the north is still ambiguous, that is, they want to recover the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty after the lost land, and they don't want to pay money to control the floods of the Yellow River, after all, in their opinion, under such hard work, it is very likely that the cheap ones will only be Jinren at that time.

After the guests of the Third Aunt Tavern changed one after another, Ye Qing and the four of them were finally satisfied with each other, and they raised their glasses and drank the inferior wine in the Third Aunt Tavern, even the hot and spicy Gongji At this time, after getting huge benefits, they no longer cared about Ye Qing's poor hospitality in such a humble place.

"It's the end of October, and the cold season can't be felt in Lin'an, but the grasslands and other places are already windy and snowy, so even if you want to fight the Khorezmians, you have to start spring." Hot Gongji said after thinking about it.

"That's self-dyeing, I just hope you can keep the agreement, and don't forget about it after the first day." Ye Qing's gaze swept over the three people in front of him, and then said: "Everyone understands the truth of cold lips and teeth, if the three of them break the contract rashly, once something happens at that time, you will all be ......in front of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"What, could it be that the Great Song Dynasty will unite with the Khorezmian people?" Wanyan Yongji asked with a smile.

"That's not for sure, if you pit me Ye Qing, I don't mind having a broken jade than a whole tile at that time." Ye Qing also warned with a smile.

Temujin, who had been silent, got up after taking the last sip of wine and said, "I will leave for the grassland in three days, so I will see what I want in three days." ”

"Don't worry, in three days, what you want will appear on your way back." Ye Qing also got up and said.