"Your Excellency wants to be on the table?" Tan Lanxi said in surprise, "Don't accept the Golden Island fief? ”

The deputy envoy seemed to be a very thoughtful man, so he was older than the average middle-aged man, and the dense layers of wrinkles on his face were squeezed into a very startled expression, and these deep wrinkles allowed him to make an impressive expression with ease, and he could easily hide the actual emotions in his heart. At this time, his deep-set eyes also flashed with a different color, and he had a very shocked expression.

"Exactly." Zhao Xingde nodded. A gold seal was used on the fire paint seal, and Zhao Xingde handed the letter to Tan Lanxi.

Tan Lanxi checked that the golden seal was correct, and carefully put it away. The general gave the Prime Minister's Mansion a table, and the Military Intelligence Department did not dare to dismantle it privately. How the Protectorate responds to it, the Military Intelligence Department is also out of control. But he will use flying pigeons to pass on the book, so that the General's Mansion will know the movement in advance. The hero shirked the matter of the fief. The most famous public case is that Li Si, the prime minister of the founding dynasty, opposed the splitting of the land and resigned the Korean fiefdom. It is not unique in the Xia Kingdom, and the key is the reason for the resignation. To this day, the high-ranking officials who were born as clerks in the Prime Minister's Office have taken the Korean Gong Li Si as a model, and those who have gone through the phase have always only accepted the knighthood, and none of them have accepted the honor of splitting the earth.

The intentions of the Protector Mansion, Tan Lanxi speculated, were nothing more than taking advantage of the situation to take risks and take the lead in occupying a foothold in the Southwest Sea.

Now the situation in the southwest sea is like a chess, the Song State has already occupied the border corners, hundreds of thousands of immigrants, and the Xia State has no foundation, Li Yong seized Longzhu Island if the antelope hangs the horns, but it is just a lone son, but if you get Jinzhou Island, these two places can be each other's horns, on the one hand, it blocks the sea channel for the Song forces to enter the West Sea, and on the other hand, it has become the largest stronghold and hinterland of the Xia State in the Southwest Sea. Most of the people who reclaimed here considered themselves to be Kwantung Song people, and Zhao Xingde was very prestigious among the Kwantung people, so he came to collect the people of Tunken, which was not easy to cause the rejection of the people.

Once the Great Food Force is expelled, the Southwest Sea will usher in a peak period for the Central Plains Tunmin, however, except for the projectile land of Longzhu Island, the Xia Kingdom has no consolidated stronghold in the Southwest Sea, and Jinzhou is isolated overseas, surrounded by the Song State's reclamation land, and the Protectorate will definitely not give it to Zhao Xingde. Zhao Xingde has a little selfishness, so he can take advantage of the situation to accept the preferential treatment of splitting the soil. The land of Jinzhou Island is more than ten times that of Xiaoliuqiu Island, and it is said that the climate is mild, and the rice is at least twice cropped, and it must be a major reclamation area in the future.

Zhao Xingde is the eldest princess concubine, I am in the Kanto Province, I hold the South China Sea Naval Division, so the old is all over the army, if Zhao Xingde accepts the fiefdom of Jindao, it will be difficult for the Song court to turn his face with him, if he really turns his face, it is also a good thing to completely force Zhao Xingde to the side of the Xia State. The Song State counted on an alliance with the Xia State to resist the Liao, and it was impossible not to support the combined fleet to crusade against the Great Food.

This is an outright conspiracy, however, the bystanders are clear, and those who are caught in the situation may not be able to refuse.

"General Gao Yi," Tan Lanxi accepted the letter and sighed, "Tan can also sleep peacefully." ”

He didn't feel unprovoked. This time, the Protectorate Mansion did not discuss with the Song Imperial Court and gave the Golden Island to Zhao Xingde, which was very risky, if the Song State pinched his nose and recognized it, it was okay. Otherwise, it is likely to cause a big mess. Before the Lianhe Naval Division sent troops, Guanxi began to preemptively slaughter interests, which made the Kwantung Imperial Court lose face, and Deng Su was a person who was accustomed to taking risks, and the Song Imperial Court forcibly changed the commander, and even ordered the Naval Division to go north to participate in the Northern Expedition. If you are angry and start a war with the Song State, it is completely inconsistent with the national policy of "sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and you will get two tigers with one blow". I don't know who cleaned up the mess in the end, but these people from the Military Intelligence Department and Lu Cao in Kanto must be exhausted.

"How can Zhao?" Zhao Xingde smiled and said, "The merit of greed for heaven is your own." He said it lightly, as if he was resigning a village in the desert, not a land that was more fertile than Jingdong Road and Hedong Road combined.

"The Protector Mansion can never be a nameless reward," Tan Lanxi shook his head and said with a smile, "The general is too modest." ”

"Where is it," Zhao Xingde asked with a smile: "However, Lord Tan also thinks that it seems inappropriate to divide the seal in the Southwest Sea?" ”

"Don't dare to get an axe," Tan Lanxi shook his head half-truthfully, and said with a somewhat slippery wry smile, "We have been in this business for a long time, and it is better to have more than one thing." Seeing that the Kanto region is in a good situation, just waiting for Song Liao to start a war, the blood on both sides will be flowing, the sick tiger will become a dead tiger, and the fierce tiger will become a wounded tiger. I really don't want to get into trouble anymore. That's the truth, don't mind, General. ”

"Lord Tan is serious, the Lord is about to return to the north," Zhao Xingde filled the teacups of the two of them and said with a smile, "It's really enviable." He looked at Tan Lanxi with interest. The court system of the Xia State has always paid attention to the responsibility of each person, and it is better not to use it than to restrain it, like Cui Qianzhi sent an envoy to Liao State, and Li Yong sent an envoy to Tianzhu, all of which only brought officials. There is a deputy envoy to Song Guo this time, and Li Rui is an unfamiliar scholar with general affairs, so it can be seen that Tan Lanxi is actually the person who is really at ease, not just Li Rui's deputy. As for the secret identity, the Military Intelligence Department and the Military Department are not subordinate to each other, and their status is somewhat transcendent, a senior old man like Tan Lanxi has a wide range of contacts in the Kanto and Kansai regions, and the background behind him is even more unpredictable. The two of them just tried it for a while, but they didn't dare to talk rashly. However, I think it's pretty good.

"Thank you, General." Tan Lanxi took the teacup with a smile, "The Kwantung father is also waiting for the general's triumph." ”

After saying goodbye to the water master, Tan Lanxi exhaled softly, and the haze that had shrouded her heart dissipated.

"There is General Zhao in Kanto, and he is on top of the sky when the sky falls, and there is always someone who comes out to clean up the situation."

"It's good that you don't have to clean up the mess." He whispered, "Fuck, what the hell are those bastards trying to do?" ”

Zhao Xingde has no intention of being self-reliant overseas, and many people should rest assured. But for others, it's time for another headache.

Since the Xia State raised troops to the east, in Guanzhong and Guandong, the Military Intelligence Department has found some abnormal movements, but there is no real evidence, and the signs are not obvious. The people of Luoyang elected Zhao Xingde as the pillar of the country, and also made people wary of Zhao Xingde, with his prestige and strength, he can be a host, or it may be a potential disaster. Therefore, some people feel that if Zhao Xingde is put in the South China Sea in advance, although Jindao is vast, it is just a tiger cage. Compared with the Kanto, it is also small and big. However, for the Xia Kingdom, it would be a pity to exile a person who has the ability to clean up the hearts of the people in the Kwantung region and can surrender the army without a fight.

"This Lord Tan is really not a simple character." Zhao Xingde looked at Tan Lanxi's back and said to himself.

Whether it is the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War of the Song State, or the Road Cao of the Xia State, or the Military Intelligence Department, these places sound quite important, but in fact, because they are too important, and the important things are dictated by the big people, the Ministry Cao Xiaoguan has nothing to do. These people can stay up all night at their desks in order to do a great job, but they focus on the question of "how to do this beautifully", not "why?" Should it be done? ". Scrutinizing the words and sentences in the manuscript, speaking elegantly and writing, and unexpectedly attracting the attention and appreciation of the Shangguan are the qualities that a Cao scribe should have. They believe that the door to success lies in the details rather than the so-called "achievement" feats. And Tan Lanxi is a capable scribe on the surface, and the attitude that inadvertently leaks is the opposite. Zhao Xingde keenly felt that to a certain extent, he was on the same side as himself, but both sides were very cautious, and they were confined to their respective identities, so it was inconvenient to talk in a nutshell.

"Within ten steps, there will be fragrant grass." He shook his head and laughed at himself, "I hope I'm not alone." ”

He shook his head, drank the rest of the tea in one gulp, sat back in the rosewood rocking chair, closed his eyes and thought about the pros and cons.

The fiefdom of Jindao is so big, it has never been seen since the founding of the country, and the Protectorate Mansion has a generous reward. If you accept it rashly, I am afraid that you will really be exiled to the South China Sea. Zhao Xingde has also traveled there in the past, the mountains are warm and the water is soft, the scenery is picturesque, if the hairy boy who just threw himself into this place, he would not be able to ask for it. However, this body has too much to do with this homeland, although Liang Yuan is good, it is not the hometown of long-term love.

The trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and the roaring sound of Guangzhou's victory seems to have gradually disappeared. However, the sound of the surging undercurrent between Song and Xia gradually thundered, and Zhao Xingde looked at the officers and soldiers of the sailor division who were repeatedly practicing on the dock with a cold face. Although the most dangerous enemy is not from the front, but from behind, this force is not only to deter the big cannibals, but also those in the shadows are jealous. He closed his eyes, and for a moment it was as if he heard the roaring sound of cannons, the sound of swishing guns breaking through the air, which was more reassuring than the subtle sound of the wind.

"Wind and rain, come when you should come, always come......" He gradually breathed evenly, and fell asleep soundly.

............

Luoyang regiment training embassy, Chen Zhong took Zhao Xingde transferred from the Prime Minister's Mansion on the table, and said with a wry smile: "General Zhao is really a strong point." ”

"Compared with taking chestnuts from the fire, it's better to have a strong point." Yuan Xingzong said with a smile, "However, General Zhao does have a reason for opposing the division of the sea and the lieutenants of the Protectorate Mansion if they are out of public interest, they will also feel that the southwest sea is not suitable for separation." "Emperor Chen Xuan and Prime Minister Liu Yi intended to increase the fiefdom of the Marquis of Baoyi, and some people secretly made a force, while urging the Protectorate to divide the amazing area of Jindao to Zhao Xingde, and on the other hand, they instigated the widespread distribution of feudal titles on the islands of the Southwest Sea, like Northern Xinjiang and Rus, and gave all the main and fertile lands to the meritorious people in the Roma Turkic War. However, Zhao Xingde, like the founding prime minister Li Si, not only opposed the partition in the Southwest Sea, but also refused to give him the Jindao fief, which immediately disappointed many people's hopes.