Zhang Bin ignored it and continued: "It is reported that there were three tribal rebellions in Shangjing Province in your country, and although they were quickly suppressed by your army, they caused panic in your court. ”

Yelu Shiwu wanted to say something, but Xiao Xi, whose face became more and more stiff, preemptively said: "Yangwu County is just hearsay, I have also heard that there have been many rebellions in Jiangnan in your country, I don't know if it is true." ”

Zhang Bin ignored Yelu Shiwu's rhetorical question, because his purpose was not to refute Xiao Xi, but to let the Great Song monarchs and ministers in the palace understand the same number of problems in the Liao State, and the possibility of the army going south at this time was very, very small, don't let them admit it immediately, let alone be so humiliating and afraid of the Liao people.

When Zhang Bin spoke, the corner of his eye kept observing the changes in the expressions of Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and knew that with the cooperation of Yelu Shiwu, the effect of his own questions had been achieved.

Therefore, he sneered at Xiao Xi and said, "Is it hearsay, the ambassador knows in his heart that under such circumstances, there is a possibility that your country's army will go south." ”

"In addition, the matter of harmony has existed since ancient times, but after the harmony, it has never represented an alliance, the Tang Dynasty gave Turkic, Tuyuhun, Tubo and other countries I don't know how many princesses to marry, but when Tuyuhun was in danger of destroying the country, He had the slightest help, the Turks and the Tang Dynasty made the most peace, and in the end it was not destroyed by the Tang Dynasty."

"The Xia country is not an idiot, how can you believe that making peace with your country is an alliance, as for sending the fertile grassland to the east of the Hetao Plain, it is even more absurd, my Great Song Dynasty has long found out that the population of the Western Xia Kingdom has increased in recent years, and the grassland and farmland are gradually insufficient, and the whole country lacks food and cattle and sheep, and there are many people who starve to death every year, and my Great Song Dynasty did not send a large army to invade the Western Xia Kingdom, in this case, how can the party and the lord of the country exchange the fertile pasture in order to marry a princess of your country."

After Zhang Bin's questions, as soon as these last words were said, the panic on Zhao Bin's face had long since disappeared, and he was full of gratitude and appreciation for Zhang Bin at this moment.

Han Qi bowed slightly, and secretly admired: "This son is really extraordinary." ”

"Zhang Bin, this son is good." The look of praise on Wang Anshi's face was undisguised.

Even Wen Yanbo, although he was unhappy when he looked at Zhang Bin, he was also happy when he saw Zhang Bin's few questions and words that made the two Liao ambassadors speechless, no matter what, he was still patriotic.

Lu Gongbi and other civil and military officials witnessed the whole process, and while they were happy, they also had an intuitive understanding of Zhang Bin's ability and means, and secretly admired it.

Many people have only heard about Zhang Bin's various deeds and made several great achievements, but today they can be regarded as seeing it with their own eyes.

You must know that Zhang Bin's words are not only a reflection of his sharp eloquence, the point is that he has made full preparations in advance, and this anticipation is his strength.

Xiao Xi and Yelu Shiwu looked stiff at this time, Yelu Shiwu was not good at oral argumentation, and he didn't know what to say at this time, but he just looked at Zhang Bin and the other Song people who gradually showed a sarcastic smile on their faces, but the stiffness on Xiao Xi's face gradually disappeared, and said lightly: "Yangwu County, don't you really think that my Daliao army will not dare to go down?" ”

Zhang Bin originally wanted to say that "your country is not able to go south at this time", but when he thinks about it, how can this kind of thing be absolute, if the Liao State is to divert domestic contradictions, it is not impossible to send troops south at an inappropriate time, after all, everyone knows that the Great Song Dynasty is a soft persimmon, a big cake, compared to suppressing the Jurchens and fighting the Mongols at a very small cost, as long as the price is very small, it will get extremely rich rewards.

After Xiao Xi finished speaking, he walked outside the hall by himself, Yelu Shiwu glanced at Zhang Bin with a cruel smile, and also left.

In this case, Zhang Bin naturally did not leave with Xiao Xi and Yelu Shiwu, but stayed in the palace.

"Zhang Aiqing, in your opinion, will the Liao people send a large army south?" Zhang Bingang's words gave Zhao Ji a lot of confidence, and at this moment, he didn't take the lead in asking Han Qi and Wang Anshi and other ministers of the two governments, but asked Zhang Bin first.

Zhang Bin was so favored by the Son of Heaven, which made many officials in the palace secretly sigh, and the eyes that looked at Zhang Bin were different.

Zhang Bin didn't know what the ministers were thinking at this time, so he groaned a little and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that even if the Liao people send a large army south, it is just a bluff, and they definitely don't really want the army to go south. ”

Wen Yanbo scolded sharply: "Zhang Bin, you dare to guarantee that the Liao people are just bluffing. ”

Zhang Bin thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Xiaguan can't guarantee it." ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, he immediately looked disappointed, although his face did not have the panic he had when he learned about Liaoxia and his relatives before, but he still had a strong worry, his eyes swept over the ministers, frowned, and asked: "Ladies and gentlemen, if the Liao army goes south, what is good?" ”

"Your Majesty, why is you afraid of this?" Wang Anshi rushed before others spoke, and asked sharply, "I have one million soldiers in the Great Song Dynasty, and 300,000 cavalry in the Liao Dynasty have exhausted their national strength, and my Great Song Dynasty has no major disasters and no major disasters this year, and the drought in the Liao State, the domestic rebellion, and the instability of the northern border pass, so many things, my Great Song Yan can be afraid of the Liao State." ”

Zhao Ji's brows eased slightly, but he still couldn't let go of the worry in his heart, and asked again: "What if the Liao army really goes south to attack me?" ”

Wang Anshi shook his head and said: "Just now Zhang Bin said that he didn't dare to guarantee that the Liao army would not go south, but judging from the question that Zhang Bin asked the Liao envoy just now, the possibility of the Liao army going south is very small. Your Majesty thinks about it, in the decades since the conclusion of the Lanyuan Alliance, in addition to lying and intimidating and making small fights, how could the Liao people have really dispatched a large army to our Great Song Dynasty.

Han Qi shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily, the possibility of the Liao army going south is not impossible." ”

Wang Anshi said: "Even if the Liao army goes south, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and my Great Song border army is not afraid of the Liao people." ”

The worry on Zhao Ji's face has never been eliminated, and he sighed: "The border army is not afraid of the Liao, the main thing is to be able to fight." ”

Wang Anshi saw that the Son of Heaven was frightened, and he had a feeling of hatred for iron and steel, and secretly shook his head.

In the more than 20 years since he was born, the farthest place away from the Imperial Palace since he was a child was nothing more than the Imperial Manor 100 miles outside Tokyo, and it was still the time to go out of the castle every year during the spring ploughing.

In short, the Son of Heaven Zhao Ji has never experienced any setbacks and ups and downs since he was a child, and now the Liao State has just sent envoys over, and he has put so much pressure on it.

Zhang Bin saw Zhao Ji's expression in his eyes, and his heart was also disappointed and worried, because he knew that even if the Liao people did not plan to go south, they would at least make a situation of the army going south, and this had the same effect on the Great Song Dynasty members such as Zhao Ji and Wen Yanbo, the son of heaven.

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