"The so-called gentleman's friendship, like mountains and flowing water, moving words and pleading, has already appeared, high-fived as an oath, then fell down, and made a contract, then the villain in the market did it. Yuan Zhi treats me as a gentleman, the state of etiquette, the country of gentlemen, if you repay it as a villain," he paused slightly, and his tone was a little strange, "That is really the collapse of etiquette, and China has fallen into a barbarian world." ”

Lin Zhengan silently realized, Chen Xianggong explained, and he also had a little bit of a sense of self-awareness. Although he had also read some military books, the manners and actions of the people in the clear stream were still very unfamiliar to him. However, in this current situation, whether it can be recognized by Qingliu in the imperial court is crucial. Lin Zhen Gangui is a member of the Ministry of War, and he also guards the law of gentlemen, but in the eyes of Wen Xunzhi, Deng Su and others, he is just a military general who guards the law of the clear stream.

Even in the state and county, it is not something that can be solved by buying a few students, or by the imperial court. Choosing a clear stream method is the most basic, and it is also necessary to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, and painstakingly accumulate a clear reputation. Once it is recognized by Qingliu, the benefits are also obvious. The Qingliu forces in the court can be said to be in full swing, everyone is watching and helping each other, and they will not be isolated in the court. When Zhao Xingde was impeached for several crimes and seized military power, there were still many scholars who complained about his grievances, and Wu Zilong repeatedly violated Xiangquan, and Wen Xunzhi was unwilling to investigate his crimes. People in the society, even if they are in the middle of the road, will be helped by people in the same way, and their children will borrow to study in the school hall and worship famous teachers It is easier than others.

Borrowing money between Qingliushi people is not only simple, but also the interest rate is lower than usual, and it is common for them to not take a penny when they are in an emergency. The money bank, the commercial bank, and the boat gang in the clear stream of Suzhou and Hangzhou jointly established a long-letter bank, and a kind of long-letter card was issued in the bank. The licensee walks all over the world without carrying money, in any city, as long as you find a store with a clear stream of letters, you only need to take the letter card as the seal, and add a signature to hang the account, and the family can settle the money once a month in the local Changxin Bank.

Lin Zhengan walked with his head down, carefully chewing on the meaning of Chen Dong's words. The ministers came to the main hall together, and each of them found his subordinates, relayed to them the situation of quelling the rebellion, and explained the various arrangements of the imperial court. Early tomorrow morning, all kinds of 400-mile urgent deliveries will be sent out from Ezhou, striving to catch up with the rumors and set the record straight in various prefectures and counties. When there was some commotion in the lobby, the scribe invited the envoys of the Xia Kingdom, and Feng Yanlun cautiously walked through the gap between the officials of the various ministries and followed the scribe into the second hall.

Chen Dongduan sat down at the table, he couldn't see any emotion on his face, and said apologetically: "I am busy with official business, Lord Feng has been waiting for a long time." ”

"Chen Xianggong has a lot of opportunities," Feng Yanlun asked with a smile, "Are you done with today's official business?" Chen Dong has always spoken to him with a straight face, without any pretense. Feng Yanlun has been dealing with sergeants all the year round, and he is used to this kind of person, while slandering Prime Minister Song for his lack of cultivation, he still smiled and tried Chen Dong's grasp of the situation.

"Fortunately, the rest of the things can be dealt with by all parts." Chen Dong looked at Feng Yanlun's expression, and said secretly, the people of Guanxi are good at talking and shallow, what they think in their hearts, the look on their faces can't be hidden no matter what, looking at his smiling appearance, he must be very dissatisfied with himself, he didn't think he was angry, and said with a slight smile, "The last time your envoy mentioned Xiyi, there is a saying that the enemy of the enemy is a friend, after I think about it, I think there is some truth, since the big food is harassing you and me, our two countries are united, and it is good to teach the big cannibal a lesson." What do you think? ”

"The prime minister's words are reasonable." Feng Yanlun nodded and smiled, "I also have this intention towards Liu Xianggong." ”

But in his heart he wondered. The Song Dynasty was in turmoil, hundreds of people were killed and injured at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion alone, and the city of Ezhou was in chaos, with thousands of casualties estimated at the thousands. Do you want to talk about the conditions for the return of Luoyang and Xiangyang? Feng Tinglun felt that this was playing tricks on himself.

"I have heard that it is extremely difficult to crusade against the Sultan of Great Food, and if your country's use of troops is protracted, and the soldiers are uprooted from their homeland, they will be war-weary for a long time, and without the governance of the soldiers, the rivers will be empty, and the strong men will be transferred to the roads, and if they do not produce, all industries will wither. In the hinterland of the Great Food Countries, there is a sea of hot sand, barren land, hot in summer, cold in winter, lack of water, and extremely difficult to transport baggage. However, the princes of Dashi can use the benefits of coastal water transportation to communicate with each other, and it is much easier to supply baggage than your country. ”

Chen Dong said unhurriedly, Feng Yanlun was secretly frightened, and he didn't know what his intentions were.

The people of Dafan Xia always have an idea that our country lives in the middle of the world, and the east and west span thousands of miles, so our people know the details of all the countries in the world, but the countries in the world only know a corner of our country. For example, when the Xiyi countries talk about the Xia Kingdom, they must be envious of the wealth in the river, but few people know that the Yin Shi in Guanzhong Shu is even higher in the river. When the people of the Song Kingdom talked about the Xia Kingdom, they never forgot to recapture Guanzhong and Shuzhong to unify the world, and the vast lands of Beizhou, Hezhong and the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains did not seem to be in the minds of ordinary Song people. Although there are Song people who do business in the Great Food Countries all the year round, Feng Yanlun thought that the Prime Minister of the Song Kingdom would not have the heart to understand it so carefully. But now, Chen Dong's understanding of the battle between Xia Guo and Da Shi greatly exceeded Feng Yanlun's expectations.

"Therefore, what Lord Feng proposed last time, your and our two countries joined forces to establish a sailor to patrol the sea, and after expelling the Great Food Pirates, we went south, sweeping all the way to the large and small strongholds that the Great Food Merchants had established in the South China Sea, and by the way, we would fight against the soil kings who harassed the overseas people of your and our countries, exterminate the barbarian pirates, and then go straight to the Great Food and control the sea area between the Sultan and the Great Food. The princes of the Great Food have lost their sea connections, and each of them is isolated, and the army in the river of your country can calmly send troops to break through each one. ”

"What a plan." Chen Dong looked at Feng Yanlun with a smile, and praised him, "Liu Xianggong was crowned a marquis with thirty military merits back then, and after so many years, Liu Xianggong has been in the prime minister, and his demeanor is still the same. The smile on Feng Yanlun's face gradually faded, he knew that the more appreciated the other party, the higher the asking price, sure enough, Chen Dong continued, "It's a pity, the best thing for sailors to train is boat people, and there are almost no boat people in your country." Of course, there were maritime merchants and shipwrecks in the Great Song Dynasty, but after driving out the Great Food pirates, the scholars and politicians were not very likely to agree to the labor expedition, after all, the Great Food was too far away from us, unless ......"

"Prime Minister, if it is returned to Luoyang and Xiangyang," Feng Yanlun said with a straight face, "Then there is no need to talk about it." The people of these two places have elected protectors and ascended to the country, and they have entrusted their lives to our court. If the five governments return the people of the land to your country, it will be abandoning the people and shaking the foundation of the country, and it is absolutely impossible. When we started a war with the Great Eclipse, it was because the Great Eclipse invaded our land and killed our people. Even if the Song Kingdom is unwilling to go out of the water division to help, we will do it ourselves, if it doesn't work in one year, it will be ten years, and if it doesn't work in ten years, it will take twenty years, and there will be a day when the enemy will be killed. ”

"Then let's not mention the matter of Luoyang." Chen Dong frowned slightly, he didn't expect the tone of an envoy to be so tough, he feigned anger and said: "As far as I know, the people of Xiangyang are all abiding by the etiquette of my Great Song Dynasty, and they have not elected any protectors, Zhu Guo and the like, the two countries are stationed in Xiangyang together, and after a long time, it is inevitable that there will be fights, and you go back and tell Liu Yi that if Xia Guo still occupies Xiangyang, not only will it be impossible to form an alliance to attack Dashi, but we will never let Zhao Xingde go back." After finishing speaking, Chen Dong reached out and lifted the teacup and took a sip, his face was cold, if Feng Yanlun didn't give in, this would be serving tea to the guests.

"What Chen Xiang said is that if our country withdraws from Xiangyang," Feng Yanlun looked directly at Chen Dong, he suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked, "You will release Zhao Xingde back and form an alliance with our country to attack Dashi?" "Feng Yanlun was ordered to send an envoy this time, Luoyang and Fangzhou must not be caught, but Xiangyang is a bargaining chip that can be negotiated.

The armies of the two countries occupied half of the Xiangyang Fucheng, but below the county seat, as well as in the villages, almost all the landlords and squires regarded the Song State as Zhengshuo. It is even rumored that once the Xia State occupies Xiangyang Mansion, it will be the same as Guanzhong, and the soldiers will be in power, and the land will be returned to the imperial court, and then divided equally among the shade households, so the gentry in Xiangyang are not even willing to sell grain to the Xia army. Wu Jie suggested finding an opportunity to drive the Song army out of Xiangyang, but the Protectorate was unwilling to start a war with the Song State at this time, and the longer the garrison, the more he felt that this was a chicken rib, and it was better to withdraw first, and then seize it in one fell swoop when there was a big fight in the future.

"Yes, but," Chen Dong nodded, his index finger tapping lightly on the table, "This is only one of the conditions. The second condition, my Great Song Dynasty and the Xia State united the sailors, the expedition to the Great Food, if the Xia people are the generals, my Great Song people are not convinced, if the Song people are the generals, you Xia people will definitely not be willing. In my opinion, if you want the best of both worlds, it is better to use Zhao Xingde as the governor of the sea patrol, so that he can legitimately go out of Ezhou, and there will be a lot less pressure on my side. ”

"You also know that the Great Song Dynasty is now very good at discussing politics, studying politics and politics, and I'm not good at being a prime minister." Chen Dong actually complained to Feng Yanlun quite humanely, "If Zhao Xingde is allowed to return to Xia Kingdom like this, there will be a lot of pressure in my country." However, the battle of Da Shiyi cannot be finished in a short period of time, with this buffer compromise, I think that in a few years, where Zhao Xingde will go will not be a big problem. Lord Feng, you see, I have considered this, is it okay? ”

"Chen Xiang," Feng Yanlun didn't expect him to put forward such a clear condition all of a sudden, and said with a wry smile: "The stakes are so high, the lower officials can't make the decision to agree." ”

"Well, I'm not in a hurry," Chen Dong was quite generous, but said to Feng Yanlun, "Please tell Xianggong Liu, there is no doubt about employing people, if your country agrees to my proposal, please let Master Li and his children come to reunite with Zhao Yuanzhi, and achieve a good story with a whole person." It's convenient, otherwise, I'm ashamed of Yuan Zhi. ”

"Xia Guan understands." Feng Yanlun arched his hand and said, "Since I reported to the DPRK and the Central Committee, I will give Chen Xiang an answer as soon as possible." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say," Chen Dong picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and said with a smile, "I'm not in a hurry." ”