In the early morning of July 17, the red sun rose in the east, and An Pulin and Li Rui went to the Yanjing Imperial Palace under the leadership of the officials of the Imperial Court.

Looking at the Yanjing Palace in front of him, An Pulin's eyes showed a thoughtful look, and after a while, he nodded lightly.

"Lord An, you've been here before, how has this changed from before?" Li Rui said softly.

"Thirty years ago, I went to Daliao, and this palace was like this at that time, and it is still like this now! Now it seems that the Song people have just obtained Yanyun, Central Plains and other places, and they have not yet recovered from the war! Otherwise, how can the king of a country have the truth of someone else's palace? If the Song Dynasty was really powerful, it would definitely build a palace first! An Pulin said.

"Not bad! That's the truth! After Emperor Jianyan arrived in Jiangnan, he built a palace! It seems that the Song Dynasty was not as strong as we thought before! Li Rui nodded and said.

"In this way, I have the bottom in my heart." An Pulin said with a smile.

The two of them entered the palace!

The first feeling of this palace is that it is big, and the second feeling is that it is heavily guarded! Inside the palace, the guards were constantly visible, and these guards were extremely carefully inspected, and after several checks, they were able to pass normally.

The Yanjing Palace as a whole gives people a rough feeling, but it is very clean, and all kinds of scenery seem to have been rearranged, and the details are very neat.

There are still a lot of officials on the road, but these officials are in a hurry, and occasionally you can see the officials in the palace, those officials are also doing things with their heads down, and few people look up at them.

An Pulin carefully observed all this, his brows furrowed slightly, compared to the Great Song Dynasty, their Goryeo Court was much looser!

"Where is Your Majesty?" An Pulin asked the official of the Imperial Court who was leading the way in front of him.

"Your Majesty is waiting for you in the Chongwen Palace." The official said.

"Chongwen Palace? How could it be there? An Pulin was surprised.

"Your Majesty has been doing things in the Chongwen Hall these days." The official said.

After a quarter of an hour of walking, they entered a secluded courtyard, which was full of trees and shade.

There were statues of Confucian saints such as Confucius and Mencius in the courtyard, and in front of them was a very large hall.

The young man turned his back to them and seemed to be looking at a portrait! An Pulin looked at it quietly, and it turned out that the portrait was also a portrait of Confucius.

"Your Majesty, the Goryeo envoy has arrived!" The official of the Rifan Yuan said.

"Ahh This is Your Majesty! An Pulin was taken aback!

Because Zhao Chen didn't wear a dragon robe today, but a cyan Confucian robe, An Pulin didn't realize that the young man was Zhao Chen.

"Goryeo envoys An Pulin and Li Rui pay a visit to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty!" An Pulin immediately knelt down, and Li Rui also knelt down, and the two said in unison in Chinese.

"Let's get flat!" Zhao Chen said lightly.

An Pulin and Li Rui stood up, An Pulin looked at Zhao Chen from behind, and he found that Zhao Chen was just like what Li Rui said, giving people a gentle feeling.

However, at this time, Zhao Chen suddenly turned around, and his eyes swept towards An Pulin and Li Rui.

Suddenly, An Pulin felt as if his eyes were stinging, and he hurriedly lowered his head! Under Zhao Chen's gaze, he had a feeling of being restless! The same goes for Li Rui over there!

An Pulin was shocked in his heart, and then he realized that the "mild and weak" statement given by Li Rui before was completely untrustworthy! How could a "gentle, weak" emperor have such a shocking look?

Li Rui was also shocked, he saw Zhao Chen in Liaodong that day, and Zhao Chen gave him the feeling that this was not the case at all! Why did Zhao Chen change like this in a short period of time?

"You came to the capital yesterday? Are those people from Rifan Yuan entertaining okay? Zhao Chen said.

He opened his mouth to speak, and suddenly all the edges disappeared again, and the whole person once again gave people a sense of gentleness, An Pulin and Li Rui simply thought that they had just seen it wrong.

"The officials of your country have treated us very kindly, thank you, Your Majesty." An Pulin hurriedly said.

"Treat you well, as it should be! Goryeo and my Great Song Dynasty are in the same lineage, they both use the same language, they both learn the knowledge of sages, and you and I are both civilized countries, which is very different from the Khitan and Jurchen! The Khitan and Jurchen are barbarians, and they can't coexist peacefully with us at all, only war! And there should be fewer swords between the Great Song and Goryeo, and any disputes can be negotiated. Zhao Chen said.

"Ahh Your Majesty has agreed to discuss the matter of Liaodong with us? An Pulin was pleasantly surprised.

"Yes, there are too many wars experienced in Liaodong, and it's time to stop!" Zhao Chen said.

"Yes, yes, I, Goryeo and the Great Song Dynasty, both advocate Wenzhi, and it should be so." An Pulin hurriedly said.

"Bunji...... These days in the Chongwen Palace, I am often thinking about a question, is it more important to govern or martial arts? Zhao Chen said.

"Naturally, Wenzhi is more important!" An Pulin said without thinking about it.

"Oh, you tell me about it." Zhao Chen said.

"Since ancient times, Wenzhi martial arts, to say Wenzhi, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and others are among the leaders, all of them have created a generation of prosperity, to say martial arts, since ancient times, the most powerful is Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but the Qin Dynasty ended in two generations, and the Han Dynasty also began to decline from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it can be seen that no matter how high the martial arts are, there is not much use, no matter how big the country is, it will inevitably perish in the end!" An Pulin said.

"It's really better to listen to your words than to read for ten years, and the two of you have dispelled a doubt in my heart." Zhao Chen said with a smile.

An Pulin and Li Rui didn't dare to ask what their doubts were, they waited for Zhao Chen to continue.

"Regarding the matter of the Liaodong peace talks, you go to Wang Shu, and I have asked him to deal with this matter." Zhao Chen said lightly.

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At that moment, An Pulin and Li Rui had to leave from the Chongwen Palace, and they were taken to the place where the military aircraft was located in the south of the palace.

After another quarter of an hour, they saw Wang Shu in a room in the military plane.

"The Goryeo envoys An Pulin and Li Rui have seen the Prime Minister!" An Pulin and Li Rui hurriedly saluted.

"Come on, please take a seat!" Wang Shu said with a smile.

The layout here is completely different from the layout of the Chongwen Hall just now, the space looks a little compact, and there is an office desk inside, and there are a lot of documents on the table.

The two of them sat down, and an attendant came in at the door and brought them hot tea.

"I just went to see His Majesty the Emperor, and His Majesty the Emperor said that Lord Wang presided over the Liaodong peace talks, so let's come to Lord Wang." An Pulin said.

"On the issue of Liaodong, we should have a good talk." Wang Shu said.

"Does your country really want to go to war with us anymore?" An Pulin said.

"It's nature! The country has been at war for many years, and the consumption of money and materials is huge! After the battle in the north, the Jurchens have been destroyed, our enemies have been killed, and Your Majesty is ready to reduce the army! In addition, after many years of war, the generals are now also very domineering! My Great Song Dynasty national policy has always been to promote literature and suppress martial arts, those generals have not read the book of saints, do not know the etiquette of loyalty and filial piety, naturally can not be reused! I have already suggested that Your Majesty call those generals on the front line back to the country, just like Taizu did back then, and release the military power with a glass of wine, Your Majesty is still thinking about it, okay, let's not talk about this matter, let's talk about the negotiation in Liaodong. Wang Shu said.

An Pulin sat there and listened, and he suddenly "understood" the thoughts of Zhao Chen, Wang Shu and others in his heart! It seems that the Great Song Dynasty has not taken the initiative to attack, this is because of the struggle between the DPRK and Chinese! The Great Song Dynasty has always respected the military and the military is humble, and the status of the civil officials is far above the military generals, and over the years, because of the war, the status of the military generals has become higher and higher, and the Wenchen must be dissatisfied in his heart, and the Wenchen of the Great Song Dynasty will definitely not let the military generals make new contributions, and the Wenchen will even join forces with Goryeo to deal with the military generals.

An Pulin's face showed a smile of excitement, not only him, but Li Rui also seemed to have "figured out" this truth, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Regarding Liaodong, Your Majesty said that it is the land of our Great Song Dynasty, and we can't give it up!" Wang Shu said.

"No, it's our Goryeo land! Before the Tang Dynasty, we Goguryeo ruled Liaodong! An Pulin hurriedly said.

"We can't give up Liaodong, but if you Goryeo are willing to submit to us, we can give you part of the territory of Liaodong. Therefore, the first condition for this peace negotiation is that you, Goryeo, will be a vassal to our Great Song Dynasty. Wang Shu said.

"It's not up to us to decide whether to be a vassal or not! We also need to go back and report to my Emperor of Goryeo!" An Pulin said.

"Is it possible that after becoming a minister, you will be able to give up Liaodong?" Li Rui said.

"As I said just now, we will not completely cede Liaodong, but only give you a part of the city! Of course, a city is of great value, and we can't give it to you for nothing, you need to exchange it for money! Wang Shu said.

"Since it was given to us, why is there any reason to exchange money for it?" Li Rui snorted coldly.

"How precious the national territory is, it was originally a priceless treasure, and now you can exchange it for money, which is already a great gift, isn't it?" Wang Shu said with a smile.

"But those cities were already under our occupation!" Li Ruidao.

"Your forces are inferior to ours, and we can send troops to take those places at any time! But if the peace talks are successful, you buy back those places with money, and we have written the treaty in black and white, and we will naturally never send troops to attack you again! From now on, those places are truly your Goryeo! Wang Shu said.

"It seems that after the war in your country, there is indeed a lack of money now, and you want to use this method to make money." An Pulin sneered.

"Say whatever you want." Wang Shu laughed.

The three of them sat in the room of the military aircraft department and discussed with each other, and when it was noon, Wang Shu was responsible for entertaining them, only four dishes and one soup, which was very simple, and in the afternoon, other civilian officials from the military aircraft department came out to discuss with An Pulin and Li Rui.

It wasn't until it was slightly dark that the two of them came out of the palace and returned to the Imperial Palace.