Chapter 396: Conversation by the Sea

Jin Zhixiang looked at the fishing float that was floating with the waves on the sea, but his mind was not on this fishing at all, and he only heard him say to Zhong Hao: "This time as a brother's envoy to the Great Song Dynasty, he really has the mission of discussing with the Great Song Dynasty to restore the relationship between the clan and the domain. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zhong Hao smiled and said: "The junior brother naturally hopes that the Great Song Dynasty and Goryeo will restore the relationship between the clan and the vassals, which will be beneficial to both our Great Song Dynasty and Goryeo." Moreover, if the Great Song Dynasty and Goryeo can restore the relationship between the clan and the vassal, the younger brother and the brother Renfang will also have a lot of benefits. ”

Jin Zhixiang said with a smile: "Wen Xuan's words are my brother's love to hear, this Great Song Dynasty and Goryeo restore the relationship between the clans and vassals, no matter what benefits it is for our two countries, if the two of us promote this matter, our brothers will be good in the first place!" So Brother Wei will tell you the truth today, I came this time to sincerely talk about the restoration of the relationship between our Goryeo and the Great Song Dynasty, Wen Xuan can rest assured, don't worry about the brother will shake you. ”

Zhong Hao said with a smile: "With Brother Renfang's words, the little brother can rest assured." The younger brother desperately hopes that the Great Song Dynasty and Goryeo will restore this feudal relationship, and with Brother Renfang's words, the younger brother will definitely do his best for this matter. ”

Jin Zhixiang listened to Zhong Hao's words, and said very happily: "Then I will thank Wenxuan first!" ”

Zhong Hao said with a smile: "This matter of the Great Song Dynasty and Goryeo's restoration of the relationship between the clan and the vassal was caught up by the younger brother, as Brother Renfang said, it can be regarded as a big fortune for the younger brother, it should be the younger brother Thank you Brother Renfang!" ”

When Jin Zhixiang and Zhong Hao said this, they no longer talked politely to Zhong Hao, but began to talk about business.

Jin Zhi said to the present: "My current king of Goryeo is the third son of King Hyeonjong, the younger brother of King Dejong and King Jingzong, and he has been on the throne for eight years now. Our current king of Goryeo is talented and strategic, and his talent is quite strong. Our Goryeo is now under the rule of the current king of Goryeo, and the people are rich, and the country is peaceful. Our current king of Goryeo admires and admires the culture of the Great Song Dynasty very much, and he wants to restore the relationship with the Great Song Dynasty, so he sent his brother to explore the way.

Speaking of which, the elder brother is also regarded as the elder of the three dynasties, when the king of Dejong and King Jingzong were in power, the elder brother has become an official, and now when our current king of Goryeo ascends the throne, I am also a minister who supports the protection. As a brother, he can be regarded as the confidant of our current King of Goryeo! Our King of Goryeo has a great deal of authority for his brother this time. If the Great Song Dynasty is interested in restoring the relationship with the Goryeo clan, our Goryeo King has authorized me to have full authority over most things! ”

Jin Zhixiang told Zhong Hao these things to show that their Goryeo was sincere about restoring the relationship with the Great Song Dynasty, and the reason why they sent such a courtesy servant and the old ministers of the Three Dynasties to the Great Song Dynasty was also to show their sincerity.

And this Goryeo king let Jin Zhixiang find out that if the Great Song Dynasty really intends to restore the relationship with the Goryeo Sect, he immediately began to negotiate, which also shows that he is very urgent to restore the relationship with the Great Song Dynasty, and there may be an inside story in this. Zhong Hao naturally didn't believe what Jin Zhixiang said, and their current Goryeo king, Wang Hui, took the initiative to restore the relationship with the Great Song Dynasty because he admired the culture of the Great Song Dynasty. The one who can become the king of Goryeo is obviously not a political idiot, how can he decide the country's major policies just for some personal preferences?! And Zhong Hao knows that the current Goryeo king Wang Hui is called Wenzong after his death.

This Goryeo Munjong was regarded as the first generation of the Goryeo Dynasty, and under his rule, Goryeo entered the most prosperous and powerful period since the founding of the kingdom by King Taejo. Later generations also praised him: "As far as the legacy of Wenzong is still strong, it is not far away, and when I hear the words of Mr. Elder, I don't feel tears." Looking at his frugality, the use of talents, the fame is not fake to the bandits, and the authority is not transferred to the nickname. Although relatives are relatives, those who have no merit are not rewarded; love of the left and right, and the guilty will be punished. Eunuchs, those who choose their cautious and young and strong, but more than a dozen generations, in order to be ready to sprinkle and sweep. belongs to the internal servants, and must choose those who have their merits and talents, but there are more than 20 people. The officials of the department, each do their best, redundant officials and simple things, the cost of the economy and the wealth of the country, so the Su of Taicang, Chen Chen Xiangyin, the family gives people enough, the time number is peaceful, this I am the king of the sage. ”

Even many descendants have commented that this Goryeo King Munjong is the greatest king of the Goryeo Dynasty.

In fact, from the temple name Wenzong, it can also be seen that its status in the Goryeo Dynasty is still very high. In the Han Dynasty's law: the passage of heaven and latitude is the text, and it becomes its way. Comfort and appease the people, and there is no danger in all directions. Moral erudition is said to be knowledgeable. The people are happy and healthy, and they are rich and taught. Be diligent and ask questions, and don't be ashamed to ask. The nickname of this "Wen" is a very high nickname. Although Wenzong is the temple name of Wang Hui, it is not a nickname. However, there are some differences between the monarch temple number of Goryeo and the emperor temple number of the Han dynasty. The temple number of the emperor of the Han Dynasty generally does not refer to the law, but the temple number of the Goryeo Kingdom refers to the law, and the temple number is a text, which is definitely a very high status in the Goryeo Dynasty. Of course, the name of the king of Goryeo is Renxiao, and his evaluation is not low.

Therefore, Zhong Hao knew that the current king of Goryeo, Wang Hui, was definitely not a person who only relied on personal preferences to casually deal with such important state affairs as the restoration of the relationship between the Great Song Dynasty and the clan.

Therefore, Zhong Hao felt that the envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom came to restore the relationship with the Great Song Dynasty, and there might be some inside information.

Of course, it doesn't matter if there is an internal situation, if the domestic situation is smooth and the relationship with the Khitan is good, it is impossible to suddenly restore the relationship with the Great Song Dynasty for no reason. In fact, from ancient times to the present, the vertical and horizontal struggles between countries have not always been compromises and exchanges of interests. It is understandable that they asked for something while restoring the relationship between the clans and vassals of Goryeo and the Great Song Dynasty.

In fact, if both the Great Song and Goryeo are interested in restoring the relationship between the clans and vassals this time, the most important thing is whether the exchange of interests can satisfy both parties. In the end, the relationship between the Great Song Dynasty and the Goryeo clan was on whether the interests in it could satisfy both parties.

Zhong Hao listened to Jin Zhixiang's statement, and said with a smile: "Although the younger brother is in the Great Song Dynasty, he has also heard of the young and promising king of your country, and in the opinion of the younger brother, the king of your country is also a wise and martial monarch. ”

Jin Zhixiang said: "This is natural, otherwise our king would not have made this decision." After a pause, he sighed and said, "Alas, but many people in our Goryeo don't think so?!" ”

Zhong Hao knew that Jin Zhixiang must have something to say, so he just listened intently and did not interrupt him.

Jin Zhixiang continued: "To be honest, although our Goryeo king is wise and powerful, he can't help himself in many things. In fact, many of our ministers in Goryeo advocate being close to the Khitan and have good relations with the Khitan, among which the pro-Khitan forces led by the Zheng family are the strongest. This Zheng family has controlled our Goryeo official Cao Shangshu for decades, and this official Cao is in charge of the selection, appointment and promotion of this official, so naturally their Zheng family can gather a lot of forces, and their Zheng family's subordinate officials are now all over Goryeo. And the relationship between their Zheng family and the Khitan is very ambiguous, and it is only with the support of the Khitan that they can be so powerful. Their Zheng family relied on the support of the Khitan, and naturally advocated good relations with the Khitan and achieved good neighborliness and friendship. Even in order to cater to the Khitan, he sold out the interests of many Goryeo countries.

Although our king is wise and martial, and has taken back a lot of the power held by the Zheng family since he ascended the throne, the Zheng family is deeply rooted, and its power is all over the government and the opposition, but it will be difficult to completely shake their power for a while and a half. Alas, the Zheng family only kept advocating for their own interests: being close to the powerful Khitan and being good neighbors and friendly is the foundation of Goryeo's state. They completely ignored that the Khitan was seeking the skin of the tiger, and sooner or later Goryeo would be affected by it.

I thought that my brother estimated that this time the Goryeo pirates attacked our group of Goryeo envoys who came to the Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid that the Zheng family heard something about our king's desire to restore the relationship between the clan and the Great Song Dynasty, and secretly made it. After the disappearance of the Goryeo mission to the Great Song Dynasty led by our brother, our king must have tried to find a way to find us. As for why there was no movement in the North Sea, it was very likely that it was obstructed by the Zheng family. Alas, Brother Wei didn't expect the Zheng family to be so powerful. Brother Wei was able to get out of trouble this time, fortunately with Wenxuan's help, I am really grateful for my brother. Brother Wei can't wait to bring down this Zheng family now, with the existence of the Zheng family, our Goryeo is really rare and peaceful! ”

Zhong Hao listened to Jin Zhixiang's words, but he was sure that their group of Goryeo envoys really came to restore the relationship with the Great Song Dynasty, and their asking price should not be too high, it is estimated that they just want to get the secret support of the Great Song Dynasty to fight against the pro-Khitan faction ministers in China.

Zhong Hao listened to Jin Zhixiang tell them about the not so good situation of the king of Goryeo, but he was relieved, he felt that the matter of restoring the Goryeo clan could be discussed, and the envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom should not come to shake the Great Song Dynasty. In this case, he can rest assured that he can report the purpose of the Goryeo envoy's visit to the Great Song Dynasty. As for the exchange of interests in this, it is up to those high-ranking officials of the imperial court to talk to these Goryeo envoys, and they are soft-spoken, and it is estimated that it is difficult to mix in the major matter of the exchange of interests between the two countries.

At that moment, Zhong Hao said to Jin Zhixiang: "Brother Renfang, don't worry, if the Great Song Dynasty and Goryeo restore the relationship between the clan and the vassal, this is because our Great Song Dynasty court supports your king, but it will definitely be able to fight against this pro-Khitan faction minister Zheng family, I believe that the ministers of our court are very happy to do this." ”

Jin Zhixiang said that just now in order to explain the truth about the not so good situation of their king, so as to convince Zhong Hao that they, the envoy of Goryeo, were sincere in talking about the restoration of relations with the Great Song Dynasty. However, it was too weak just now, and at this time, Jin Zhixiang couldn't help but go back and make up: "Although the Zheng family has been operating for decades and its power is very strong, our king is a monarch after all, no matter how strong they are, they are also courtiers, and our king occupies the righteousness, they will definitely not dare to be aggressive." Our King Hyeonjong of Goryeo has only three sons, and the previous two kings, King Deokjong and King Jeongjong, are the elder brothers of our current king, and these two kings died relatively young, so they had no heirs, and our king was able to ascend the throne. It is precisely because of this that there are very few close clans of our Goryeo kings now, which also makes the Zheng family dare not mess around. Even if they jump over the wall in a hurry and want to abolish the establishment, there is no clan that can convince the public. After all, the children of other clans are all distant bloodlines, and these distant bloodlines have long been far away from the Goryeo throne. Even if the Zheng family pushes them out, they will not be recognized. In Goryeo, apart from our king, there is no other clan that can be recognized by the national power. Therefore, the throne of our king is still very secure. ”

Zhong Hao understood that this Jin Zhixiang told him this, which was nothing more than saying that their current Goryeo king's emblem had a stable position in the Dao system, and this close relative's royal family no longer existed, if the Zheng family held some distant clans, it would definitely not be recognized, and with this, their king's throne was still very stable.

Zhong Hao is naturally happy to see this happen. He felt that even the ministers in the court wanted to see this. This is now the king of Goryeo Wang Hui can occupy the righteousness of Taoism, which is also an advantage. If he had no advantage, I believe that the Great Song Dynasty would not cooperate with him, because he did not have any interest in pointing to the Great Song Dynasty to exchange with him.

And Zhong Hao knew that although this Wang Hui was now at a disadvantage in the battle with the Zheng family for the time being, it was he who won in the end, which was also his advantage as a traverser. If the Great Song Dynasty supported Wang Hui, the return he promised should still be able to be fulfilled.

Zhong Hao said with a smile: "The king of your country is wise and martial, and he is a legitimate and unique person who is the king, so our Great Song Dynasty naturally wants to cooperate with the king of your country." Brother Renfang rest assured, as soon as we arrive in Dengzhou, the younger brother will immediately report to the imperial court that your Goryeo Kingdom wants to restore the relationship between the clan and the Great Song Dynasty. The younger brother must try his best to facilitate this. If this matter is done right, it will be very beneficial to both us and the king of Goryeo. Of course, it is also very beneficial to the two of us in the younger brother and Brother Renfang. ”

Jin Zhixiang said with a smile: "Exactly, this matter is done, no matter whether it is beneficial to our two countries or not, it will always be beneficial to you and me." ”

Zhong Hao and Jin Zhixiang's sea fishing lasted for a full day, and at noon it was the food sent by Jiang Yuhan to the two Haichao Gangs!

The sea is stormy, and this sea fishing is naturally very different from fishing in a calm lake. Zhong Hao and Jin Zhixiang both have little experience in this sea fishing, and there is no one to guide them, so naturally in the end, this fishing basket is still empty!

Of course, Zhong Hao and Jin Zhixiang's minds are not on this fishing, and they don't care about whether there are fish hooked or not, they have done some understanding of each other about many things about the establishment of the relationship between the Great Song Dynasty and Goryeo!

In the end, Zhong Hao promised to try his best to facilitate this matter, and Jin Zhixiang was naturally very grateful to Zhong Hao.