Chapter 686

After the morning of the next day, Zhao Xu met with Xiao Wuna, the envoy of the Northern Liao, and Pochao Xinde, the envoy of the Western Xia. This time, this high-ranking official of Northern Liao, who was a high-ranking official, did not have the arrogance of the previous envoys, but seemed very calm.

However, quite Chao Xinde was like the subordinates of the envoys of Northern Liao, very silent, except for the first roll call after the worship, almost all of them were Xiao Wuna playing against Zhao Xu.

After listening to Xiao Wuna's words for a long time, Zhao Xu, who had a solemn face, finally opened his mouth slowly. "Xiao Xuanwei, since you are a courtier of Northern Liao, you should know that Northern Liao and my Great Song Dynasty are a state of brothers, since they are brothers, why do you want to speak for the Western Xia barbarians?"

Xiao Wuna said with a serious expression. "Qi Song Dynasty Emperor, my emperor thinks, although the Western Xia is a barbarian, but its country is my Great Liao vassal, living in Xia for a long time, although there is some friction with the Great Song Dynasty, but it is just some border provocations, and now, the Great Song Xing army crusades, seize its city-state, plunder its people......"

"Enough!" Zhao Xu couldn't help but change color, and slapped the slap on the case at once. "Xiao Wuna, for the sake of you being an important minister of Northern Liao, I will treat you politely, but you should not be too arrogant and talk nonsense in my Song Court."

"Is it me who is the first to raise troops in the Great Song Dynasty to crusade, or is he the first in Western Xia to provoke the border, destroy my Suide City, and plunder tens of thousands of my people?"

Xiao Wuna hesitated slightly, and bowed slightly. "The Song State has always been benevolent and righteous, and he was only provoked, reprimanded him, and returned the population and property. Besides, after that, the Great Song Dynasty didn't break the Western Xia army in Hongdezhai and capture tens of thousands, so that the two don't owe each other......"

"Xiao Xuanwei, this is a matter between my Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia, and it doesn't have much to do with Er Da Liao, right? You said that the Western Xia was a subordinate of your Northern Liao, and I remember that this Western Xia was also a subordinate of my Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Xu took a deep breath and regained his composure.

"That was in the past, and now, the Western Xia has presented my Great Liao with a courtier's performance, and my emperor has also decreed that Princess Xu is still the lord of the Western Xia country......"

When Zhao Xu heard this, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, he never thought that Li Qianshun, the young lord of Western Xia, would be so resolute, and actually thought of such a way to exchange for the trust of Northern Liao, no wonder Northern Liao would frequently send envoys to the south to stand up for Western Xia.

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After Zhao Xu met with these two envoys, he couldn't help but feel a little tired, and now it seems that Northern Liao is completely on the side of Western Xia, and judging from the attitude of the Western Xia envoys, it is completely like an obedient son who wants to advance and retreat with his father.

And those requirements put forward by Northern Liao, Zhao Xu had to seriously consider it, before, Suide City was broken, and there were 60,000 or 70,000 people who were captured and plundered by Western Xia.

However, after the Great Song Dynasty broke the Jianing Military Division, most of the people who remained in the Jianing Military Division were able to return to their hometown in Suide City. However, there were 3,000 young women, nearly 10,000 young men and craftsmen, who had already been sent to Xingqing Mansion one step earlier.

After the Northern Liao envoys asked the Great Song Dynasty for prisoners of war to no avail, the Northern Liao envoys finally made another suggestion.

The Western Xia meant that they were willing to return the population that had been captured from Suide City, but the Great Song also needed to exchange the Western Xia prisoners of war that they had captured before.

This is the most painful thing for Zhao Xu, the people of the Great Song Dynasty, the court naturally can't ignore it, but when he thinks of releasing those soldiers who originally belonged to Western Xia, Zhao Xu's heart is very unwilling.

Even if it was only 13,000 prisoners of war, if they were released, it would be 13,000 less strong laborers in the Great Song Dynasty, and 13,000 more elite warriors in the Western Xia.

After all, it was the ordinary people of the Great Song Dynasty who were taken captive, but they had to exchange it for the army of Western Xia, such an exchange, it seems that the Great Song Dynasty is suffering, but if it is not exchanged, if this news is released, I, the Son of Heaven, am afraid that he will be poked in the backbone by the people of the world.

For the first time, after Zhao Xu left, he walked briskly towards the Spring and Autumn Palace where the Empress Dowager Gao Tao was. Although the Empress Dowager has broken the curtain and no longer listens to politics, every time Zhao Xu encounters a difficult problem, she always comes to Gao Taotao and can always give him some good ideas and answers.

The important thing is that Gao Taotao only gave himself advice, and he considered it from the perspective of the Great Song Dynasty, and this attitude made Zhao Xu pay more and more attention to this elder with extremely rich experience in governance.

"Niangniang, the official family is here......" Xu Degong heard the words of the little eunuch who was about to come to report, so he hurriedly entered the room and reported to Gao Gao, who was enjoying a fresh treasure. Between the words, I can't help but have a hint of light joy.

After all, Xu Degong is not the Empress Dowager, before the Empress Dowager withdraws the curtain, Xu Degong always feels that once the curtain is removed, then the fate of the old people around the Empress Dowager will be ......

But I didn't expect that after the Empress Dowager broke the curtain and no longer listened to the government, Her Majesty came more often, and her attitude towards the Empress Dowager was still very respectful, and in addition, His Majesty did not mean to settle accounts with his old slave.

Finally made Xu Degong's careful liver a lot more stable, every time His Majesty came in person, he would wait carefully, but from time to time he was able to win one or two kind smiles from His Majesty.

"The official family is coming here at this time? It seems that it should be urgent. The Empress Dowager raised her head and glanced at the sky, it stands to reason that the Son of Heaven usually does not come over to disturb her during her lunch break.

Soon, a quick footstep was heard, and Zhao Xu's young and sunny face appeared in Gao Tao's sight.

"Grandson has seen the imperial grandmother, grandson knows that you shouldn't disturb your rest at this time, but this matter grandson really has a headache, and once the news leaks out, I am afraid that it will cause a storm in the government and the opposition, so my grandson took the liberty to come over at this time......" After entering the room, Zhao Xu explained with some embarrassment.

"It's okay, now I don't need to go to bed late and wake up early like in the past, occasionally don't sleep at noon, and my body doesn't feel tired." Gao Taotao took Zhao Xu's hand and motioned for him to sit beside him, and said with a smile.

Soon, Zhao Xu told the Empress Dowager Gao Tao about the process of meeting with the envoys of Western Xia and Northern Liao, as well as the conditions put forward by the envoys of Northern Liao.

Gao Tao couldn't help frowning a little embarrassed. "It's a good Northern Liao, and I actually used such means, but I really can't help but agree. Otherwise, the court will lose its trust to the people......"

"Now it is not easy to weaken Xixia to such a state, although the other party put forward this condition, my Da Song can only agree, but my grandson feels unwilling."

"That's right." Gao Taotao was also unwilling, and his expression suddenly became much heavier. "Moreover, the mourners are very suspicious, this is just a temptation......"

"Temptation, what are they tempting?" Zhao Xu asked with some astonishment.

"Naturally, it is to test my Da Song's attitude, as long as Da Song agrees, it will inevitably follow, and there will be an exchange." Gao Tao slowly exhaled the turbid breath in his chest.