Chapter 228 Resurrection of Death and Blame for Injustice

The expulsion of the envoys of the Wa Kingdom to Goryeo was not only because they were rude, but more importantly, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty wanted to take this opportunity to discuss countermeasures.

Although the weight of the emperor's power today is unprecedented after Taizu and Taizong, what satisfies the ministers compared to Shi Miyuan's era is that the Son of Heaven will discuss important affairs with the ministers before deciding. If the ministers strongly oppose it, His Majesty the Emperor will not force it through, but will only take a detour through other means, such as the recovery of Huaibei.

"All the secretaries have seen it, this Wa Kingdom and Goryeo, seeing that my Great Song Kingdom is a little stronger, they are going to come to study." Before the ministers spoke like a tide, Zhao Heju preemptively said: "Learning is like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat...... Ladies and gentlemen, the same is true of governing the country, if we do not want to forge ahead, we will be surpassed by other countries, and if we do not advance, we will retreat. ”

This set the tone for the next negotiations: how to make the Great Song Dynasty progress faster, and at the same time make the rest of the country always have to follow the Great Song Dynasty.

"The minister thinks that when it is forbidden for the Wa Kingdom and Goryeo to send envoys to our Great Song Dynasty to ask for artillery and mechanical technology, it is related to the safety of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is strictly forbidden for people from other countries to approach." Zheng Qingzhi said radically: "Your Majesty should reward craftsmen with gold and bones, so that they can continue to develop stronger and more mobile artillery!" ”

"It is also strictly forbidden to sell machinery to the Wa Kingdom and Goryeo, so as not to compete with their own merchants." Wei Liaoweng, who has always been silent, couldn't help but say, as soon as he said this, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were all discolored, and he didn't expect that this master of science, who was known as a "gentleman", would say such a thing.

"The Great Song Dynasty sailors are elite and the warships are excellent, so they must go to Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom, one is to protect the route, the other is to deter the small, and the third is also an opportunity to train the troops." Zhao Shanxiang, the new secretary of the Ministry of War, went further.

Zhao Heju kept nodding, Zheng Qingzhi said a little falsely, and there was nothing unique, but what Wei Liaoweng and Zhao Shanxiang said was right. Countries like the Wa Kingdom and Goryeo cannot be achieved with a single gentleness, and they must be deterred.

However, because of the limitations of this era, this is all they can say. Zhao and Ju looked at the three Zaifu, Xue Ji was silent, his little eyes turned to watch, Ge Hong pursed his lips, since the last Huating civil change, he has spoken less often in the court, and Cui He squinted his eyes slightly, and Zhao and Ju looked at each other, he got up and said: "The minister thinks that Goryeo should be saved, and the Wa State should be responsible." ”

Zhao Heju's eyes lit up, and he leaned forward: "Let's talk about it." ”

"Although Goryeo is said to be absurd and rude, but its country is close to Liaodong, and the Menghutuolei Khanate is here, and the people used by Polu, Shi Tianze, Li Quan, etc., are deeply dark and Han system, if they are born and raised, they will be a problem for my henchmen of the Great Song Dynasty. His Majesty did not help Goryeo, so that he sent troops to recruit Menghu for many years, which could harm his people's livelihood and make him have no time to invade the south. ”

"The matter of the Wa Kingdom, its relatives Ke Shogunate, the Shogunate Ke Fan King, clearly the following Ke is against the people, if you don't take responsibility, how can you show that my Great Song Dynasty governs the country with benevolence and courtesy, and governs the country with loyalty and filial piety?"

Zhao and Ju waited for a while, but Cui He didn't say anything anymore, which made Zhao and Ju a little disappointed. It is true that compared with Zheng Qingzhi and others, Cui He's overall view is stronger, but it is only stronger.

"I think it...... Choi Xianggong is reasonable, but in terms of the strategy of treating Goryeo and the Japanese state, it should not be as simple as saving and taking responsibility. Qiao Xingjian, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, opened his mouth at this time, he was originally thinking hard about it, but now it seems that he has gained.

"Let's talk about it."

"Goryeo must be saved, this matter is as it should be." Qiao Xingjian nodded slightly to Cui He and apologized: "But don't become a loyal and righteous person of the Great Song Dynasty who will fight hard for him and Menghu for the life and death of his Goryeo." The minister learned in the "Great Song Times Weekly" that there was a Yalu River between Goryeo and Liaodong, and our Great Song Dynasty sailors could patrol the river to attack Menghu who crossed the river with artillery. But save and rescue, but not in vain, this loss of money and food for the soldiers, should be borne by the Koreans, in addition, should follow the covenant between my Great Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom, and the Koreans opened the field. ”

Qiao Xingjian's words were extremely utilitarian, and some courtiers secretly scolded him in their hearts for currying favor with the Son of Heaven. Ever since he invoked the officials to join the Ministry of Labor as a squire, he has caused a lot of criticism among the courtiers.

Zhao Youju nodded, how to deal with the Wa Kingdom is not the point, now Goryeo is the focus.

"It's just that the minister thinks about it carefully, and he feels that it is inappropriate." Qiao Xingjian said sincerely: "Goryeo was not originally a country, but the three kingdoms of Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo. ”

Compared with what he said just now, Qiao Xingjian's words made the Manchu Dynasty even more dumbfounded, this is not just a utilitarian heart, but Chiguoguo's ambition for Goryeo. The three kingdoms of Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo have long been extinct, where will they go to continue to die?

Zhao Youju looked at Qiao Xingjian for a while, then was noncommittal, and asked again: "How should the country deal with it?" ”

"Open up trade, blame the Hojo clan, and make its proton enter the court!" Qiao Xingjian paused, and said: "The minister saw that Qiu Shuang's "Journey to the East" contained that to go to Dongshengzhou, you must be supplied to the Japanese country, and your majesty should prohibit the Japanese country from building sea ships, and order it to open a port for my Great Song Dynasty military port, and the maritime defense will be borne by my Great Song Dynasty sailors!" ”

Zhao Youju stood up abruptly and sat down slowly again - Qiao Xingjian's strategic vision when dealing with the Wa Kingdom almost made Zhao Youju think that he was also a traverser.

The implementation of this policy almost completely eliminated the possibility of the outward expansion of the Wa State, but the relationship between the Song State and the Wa State in this era was acceptable, why did Qiao Xingjian have this idea?

"Qiao Qing treats the Wa Kingdom, why is it so?" Zhao Youju asked tentatively.

"The minister is just thinking about the battle of Baijiangkou." Qiao Xingjian said: "The Baijiangkou of the Wa Kingdom was defeated, so the Tang envoy was sent to the Tang Dynasty, and now I heard that my Great Song Dynasty was strong, and I sent a Song envoy to the Great Song Dynasty. The minister saw that the following kingdom of the Japanese was almost overflowing, and he expected that if he had the strength to this country in the future, he was afraid that he would also commit the next crime, and offend my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Seeing the subtlety, this Qiao Xingjian's vision is far-reaching, which is really unexpected!

Zhao Youju nodded slowly, but did not answer.

After the envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom Cui Myung-bak was set up, he was led back to the lodging by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, he was very frightened, after the death of Temujin, Tuo Lei ran Liaodong with all his might, and the Khitan and Jurchen forces in Liaodong had been pacified by him, and the envoy sent by Goryeo to Liaodong reported that Tuo Lei was preparing to invade the south of the Yalu River. Cui Mingbo knew that with the strength of Goryeo alone, he could not resist the tiger-like Menghu, and he wanted to ask the Jin State for help, but now the Jin State has completely become a landlocked country, so the only one he can rely on is the Great Song Dynasty. He heard, and heard that the Prime Minister of the Great Song Dynasty was surnamed Cui, so he took it for granted that this Cui Cheng was a descendant of the Goryeo people with the consistent temperament of the Goryeo people, but not only did not get the favor of Cui He, but angered the Prime Minister of the Song State, although he pretended to be calm in the court, but immediately panicked after coming out.

If the doctor knows that although he is of the same clan, he is afraid that this head will not be saved.

At this time, the Goryeo minister Choi Chung-syun was dead, and it was his son Choi Yu who was in power in the "government room", although he was not as brutal as his father, but if he missed such a major event, Cui Yu would not let him go no matter how benevolent he was.

Worried in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh for a long time, and the sigh did not stop, but he heard a long sigh next door. His heart moved, this is the Ministry of Rites Post House, which specializes in receiving envoys from Zhufan, besides him, who else will be next door?

Thinking of this, he asked, "I am an envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom, who is outside the wall?" ”

The other side of the wall sneered: "Little Goryeo, dare to be rude, I am the envoy of the country of the rising sun, the Hojo clan!" ”

Cui Mingbo then knew that the envoy of the Japanese State was also arranged with him, and after wandering for a while, he suddenly moved in his heart, the purpose of the envoy of the Japanese State was no different from him, and the most important thing was to think of ways to make the artillery manufacturing process of the Song Kingdom, that being the case, why didn't the two cooperate?

After making up his mind, he didn't say anything, went back to his room and wrote a few words, and then patted the wall and scolded: "Short of the Japanese Kingdom, why don't you come to pay homage to my envoys?" ”

Over there, the Hojo clan really rushed out like a lit explosion, both of them scolded each other in Song dialect, scolding and scolding, Cui Mingbo wrapped the paper in his hand and threw it over, the Hojo clan scolded immediately, and after a while, the scolding started again, and then the Hojo clan also threw a small pebble, but the small pebble was not wrapped in paper.

Knowing that the other party had already understood, Cui Mingbo returned angrily, and the Hojo clan also returned to his house with a scolding. The dispute between the two of them alarmed Jakensky who lived in the same pavilion, Jakensky was coarse in Song, and when he heard that this was the envoy of the two countries, his heart was even more anxious, he came from a distant Great Food, and it took too much time along the way, if he could not meet the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty in time, he did not know how to complete the task he shouldered.

The news of the arrival of the three foreign envoys in Lin'an was carried out by the "Great Song Times Weekly", and now the "Weekly" is somewhat out of character, because in fact, in addition to the seven-day issue, there will be a supplement every Thursday. With the use of steamships in inland waterway shipping, the distribution of "Weekly" is no longer limited to the vicinity of Lin'an, but to Jiangzhou in the west, to Xuzhou in the north, and to Quanzhou in the south, almost important cities in the southeast, there are always small stalls selling "Weekly".

"The Great Emissary? After all, do you know the big food? ”

Yu Zhiniang leaned on Li Yilao's shoulder, tilted her head to look at the news in the "Weekly", and asked him curiously.

On the New Year, Li Yilao finally got his wish and married Zhiniang into the door - strictly speaking, he actually "married" to the Yu family. With his identity, he naturally can't become the son-in-law of the inverted door, but he promised Yu's father that in the future, he and Yu Zhiniang's second boy will inherit the family name of Yu, and Yu's father's pension will also be handled by him as a half-son. Not long after the two got married, it was the honey oil blending, and Li Yilao was also in the house in Lin, and the metal was hidden Jiaojiao, so Yu Zhiniang naturally didn't need to go to Jichanglong.

But sometimes, Yu Zhiniang will still miss the days in Jichanglong, although busy, but very fulfilling, unlike now, after Li Yilao went to the army, she was only one at home in a daze, and occasionally there would be old sisters to visit, and they were all cautious, and they didn't dare to talk casually like back then.

She was almost so bored that she was suffocating to death, and reading "Song Times Weekly" became one of her few pastimes to pass the time.

"Great food, the saint once taught us, in the west of our Great Song Dynasty, across Tianzhu, because the land road is separated by high mountains, and the waterway is separated by two peninsulas, so it is inconvenient to travel back and forth." Li Yilao respected and loved his wife, and he recalled while explaining: "Everyone over there believes back, but their own family is divided into two factions, one is Shiye, and the other is a nun...... I've forgotten everything I learned. ”

"Oh, it is said that one man can marry four wives here." After thinking for a while, Li Yilao added.

"Huh?" Yu Zhiniang immediately pursed her lips, looking like she wanted to cry: "Could it be that Xianggong dislikes others now?" I even want to marry four wives! ”

"Where is it, where is there ......" Li Yilao panicked and said busily.

While the two were talking, suddenly a servant from the house came in and reported: "Captain, madam, there is a guest from outside. ”

Li Yilao looked at Yu Zhiniang, Yu Zhiniang restrained the sad appearance she pretended to be, and squeezed her eyes at him. Li Yilao was in a good mood, and without asking who the guest was, he ordered: "Lead the guest to the hall, and I will go later." ”

After a while, after Yu Zhiniang cleaned up his body for him, Li Yilao wore a guard uniform to the hall. As soon as he entered the door, the visitor stood up, and the older one nodded to him and said, "Lao'er, I finally saw you, all these years, Uncle Wei has missed you all the time!" ”

Li Yilao's expression froze, he didn't recognize it at first, but as soon as the man spoke, he remembered that the eldest was his uncle Li Er.

It was Li Er who sold him to Hu Fulang, and he was able to enter Yuzhang Villa and become Zhao Heju's favorite general. Over the years, he has never forgotten this.

After not seeing him for about ten years, Li Er became gray-haired and too old to look good, Li Yilao's gaze swept over his face, and then stopped beside him, the timid young man. The young man looked three points like him, only twelve or thirteen years old, and his expression was frightened and hesitant, and there were marks of whipping on his exposed hands.

"Kowtow to your eldest brother, your eldest brother is now a general, kowtow!" Li Er urged the young man.

The young man knelt down and kowtowed to Li Yilao hard, he was quite honest, and he kept knocking down, and if the adults didn't stop, he wouldn't stop. Li Yilao was originally indifferent, but because of his gesture, he had to go over and pull the young man up.

"How, I told you, your eldest brother is either a person who forgets his roots, or he is rich, and he will not forget my uncle and your little brother, he didn't hug you at the beginning!" Li Er smiled happily.

"Wait a minute." Li Yilao's gaze turned to him, and he became cold again: "My parents died early, and I sold myself to the Son of Heaven, I can't remember any uncle, who are you?" ”

Li Er looked stunned.