In the south of the Yangtze River in May, the purple and red, the flower language is fragrant, the Phoenix Mountain is full of buds, a thousand kinds of scenery, the scenery is infinite for a while, the palace people sometimes have to go up the mountain to step on the spring, wear colorful skirts, carry the brocade bag, pick flowers and go back to decorate the palace, the human face is full of flowers, and the laughter like silver bells is sprinkled all over the mountain.

In the Hall of Election, no one looked up out of the window and cared about this gorgeous scenery.

Qiao Xingjian stood in the hall and talked eloquently.

"The Mongols are in a hurry from afar, how can they seem menacing, unstoppable, but the barbarians have no city, blindly trying to be fast and brutal, washing a place, occupying a city and slaughtering a city, but where the northern captives pass by, the chickens and dogs are not left, this kind of slaughter is against the sky! Although they conquered the city, but forgot the people's aspirations, my Great Song Dynasty to the righteous army to the north to recover the homeland, is the favor of the heavens, the people of the north do not fall to meet each other, is the so-called more help to the way, less help to the unjust, the Mongols to the south, will not be long. ”

"In this case, compared to the war and the cost of people's lives, money and food, it is better to negotiate peace with them, the north is greedy, and the south is greedy, but the coveted prosperity of my Great Song Dynasty, the minister thinks that he can follow the way of the past with the Liao State and the Jin State, and give them New Year's coins every year to fill their greed, so that they can get money and no longer peep into the land of our Great Song Dynasty. At the same time, he befriended his powerful ministers and bribed them with gold and silver, so that they could not move forward, and their brains were full of fat, so that the war could naturally stop and keep them safe for all ages. ”

"As for the source of the coin, it can be collected from the people, and secondly, it can be used to open mutual markets, communicate with each other, earn through trade and commerce, take it from it and use it for it, and fatten the sheep and wool. I am a big country in the Song Dynasty, rich in the world, and of course I can afford this old coin. ”

"Your Majesty, this plan can save the army from the disaster, and it is a good thing for the country and the people. Although the annual coins have to be issued every year, compared with the huge expenditure of fighting and raising soldiers, it is much less, and the money saved can be diverted for other purposes to strengthen the power of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Li Zong listened carefully, and when he heard that he could save a large amount of military salaries, he couldn't help but interrupt: "Aiqing, it is feasible to make peace with the currency, but are the Mongols willing?" ”

"I heard that the Mongolian chieftain is the grandson of the chieftain Genghis Khan, who leads the Mongolian East Route Army and has the right to make decisions. Qiao Xingjian pretended to be surprised and said.

"Huh? Is there such a thing? Li Zong frowned and looked at Zheng Qingzhi.

Zheng Qingzhi secretly complained, it was true that the Mongolian envoys had come, but they were all dragged by him in the official post, not talking about peace or war, planning to fight first, and wait for the war situation to be clear.

Why? Without him, it is just for the sake of personal future interests.

Speaking of which, it should start from the time when the Kingdom of Jin was not destroyed.

When this decision was made, it was controversial in the Great Song Dynasty.

A group of people led by Qiao Xingjian believed that the Mongols were powerful, the soldiers were fierce, and they were even more ferocious than the Jin State, and if they swallowed the Jin State, it would be harmful to the Great Song Dynasty.

But Shi Mi, who was still alive at the time, didn't see it that way, and what Quan Xiang was thinking about when he was dying was to add the strongest merit to his name before he died, and there was nothing more suitable than the shame of the snow country and the hatred of the country.

As for the mess in the back, I'm going to die anyway, so I'll leave it to future generations to worry about.

Zheng Qingzhi is Shi Miyuan's designated cronies, and he also supported the alliance between Mongolia and Jin, and later seized Bianliang, and he was also the initiator of the turn against the Mongols, so he naturally wanted to maintain his face, so when the Mongolian envoy came to the door, he covered it up and did not let Li Zong know.

Qiao Xingjian revealed it at this time, which was equivalent to stabbing him in the face.

Daniel asked, and he had to answer.

So after a little thought, Zheng Qingzhi stiffened his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Mongols have indeed come a few times, but there is no sincerity in negotiating peace, and the conditions offered are really harsh, they want to double the original Jin Guonian coins on the basis of the original, and I want to accept the prince as a hostage, and apologize with a letter of state. ”

Qiao Xingjian glanced at him, and said in a non-yin and non-yang manner: "Lord Zheng, this matter is very important, and Your Majesty should be asked to decide." ”

Zheng Qing's heart was on fire, and his teeth itched with hatred, but he didn't dare to attack, he just bowed to Li Zong and said: "It is precisely because of this important matter that the ministers are thinking about it, and they can only report to Your Majesty when the plan is mature, otherwise it will seem that the ministers are incompetent." ”

Li Zong waved his hand and raised the mud: "Okay, what the two Aiqing said makes sense, since the Mongols have plans to negotiate peace, we also have to make a gesture to deal with it, this matter, Zheng Aiqing and Qiao Aiqing have to think hard, the money can be taken, but it can't exceed the annual tribute to the Jin State." As for apologizing for the destruction of the alliance, it's okay, after all, we were the ones who did it and lost the reason. ”

Li Zong's words, in fact, already have the meaning of blaming Zheng Qingzhi, everyone here is an old fox with a clear heart, where can't they hear it? So Zheng Qingzhi suddenly wet his back in a cold sweat, while Qiao Xingjian was pale.

"This matter has been agreed, if the Zhuqing family has nothing to do, it will be dispersed." Li Zong discussed for a long time, and his body was already tired, so he wanted to drive everyone away.

Governor Cui He hurriedly got up and said to Li Zong: "There is another matter, please ask Your Majesty to make a judgment." ”

"Let's talk about it." Li Zong has a weak way.

"Duan Zhixiang, the monarch of Dali, sent a letter a few days ago, saying that Dali has been unstable recently, and there are barbarian Koubian, occupying a lot of territory, and I want to ask my Chaotian soldiers to help them eradicate the enemy barbarians and protect their borders." Cui He took out a letter of state from his sleeve pocket and respectfully handed it to the eunuch who was waiting on the side, and the eunuch sent it to Li Zong's desk.

Li Zong hastily picked up the letter, glanced at it a few times, and casually threw it on the desk, asking, "What do you think of a few Aiqing?" ”

When the person is indispensable, Zheng Qingzhi was the first to speak: "The minister thinks that Dali in our country, in recent years, everything is obedient, a few years ago, Guangnan Province to quell the rebellion, Dali barbarians contributed a lot, every festival coincidence, but also will be a tribute, in my court respectful, since its monarch opened his mouth, there must be an urgent situation, the minister thinks, can send troops to support. ”

"This matter should be cautious, at this moment Shuzhong is tight, Zhao Yanna reported three times a day, saying that the Mongolian soldiers have hit the area of Jiange, Chengdu Mansion is in danger, and it is almost impossible for him to divide his troops to rescue Dali." Qiao Xingjian jumped out to oppose it as usual, and every sentence was reasonable.

There was such a commotion between the two, and several other people were tired of watching it, and no one spoke at the moment, and the old god was watching the excitement.

"It's not proper, if you don't send troops, once Dali is in turmoil, the Duan clan is ousted from power, and the southwest will be chaotic, which is not good for my Great Song Dynasty, and the minister thinks that it is naturally inconvenient to transfer troops in Shuzhong, and the barbarians in Guangnan Province can be transferred over." Zheng Qingzhi was not chaotic at all, and the response was orderly.

"The barbarian soldiers of Guangnan Province have been transferred to Zhao Yanna, where are the remaining soldiers?" Qiao Xingjian said: "The barbarians are not convinced, they are too aggressive, and they are beware of chaos." ”

Zheng Qingzhi squinted, and was about to say more, but the tireless Li Zong didn't want to listen to the two of them arguing anymore, and touched his forehead and said tiredly: "Okay, okay, small border country, why do you care so much?" Leave this matter to Zhao Yanna, let him decide for himself, send troops if there are soldiers, and let him go if there are no soldiers, Dali is remote, whoever sits on the throne of God will present the jade book of national letters to the Great Song Dynasty, it doesn't matter. ”

As soon as he made such a decision, of course it was inconvenient for the prime minister and the deputy prime minister to say more, so several people sent Li Zong off and withdrew from the main hall.

(End of chapter)