"Dali Guo Duan's disciple!"

Hearing this, An Pulin and Li Rui both showed surprised expressions on their faces.

"Since you came by the emperor's order, why did you have to go from Sichuan and Shu to Jiangnan, and from Jiangnan to here, you wasted half a year on the way, aren't you afraid of delaying the king's affairs?" An Pulin was stunned and said immediately.

"The king's business? What is the royal matter of my Dali country now? The young man smiled wryly.

"What do you mean by that?" An Pulin said.

"We are in the south of the sky, you are in the north of the earth, you don't know the state affairs of our Dali, this is normal! In fact, it's all decades old, so let's not talk about it! Xiao Ke Duan and Ming have seen two! The young man said.

"In Lower Goryeo, Deputy Prime Minister An Pulin, this one is my Goryeo Hanlin Academy's bachelor Li Rui Li." An Pulin said.

"It turned out to be two adults, Xiaosheng is polite!" Duan Heming said again.

"Since everyone is going to Yanjing City to meet the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, let's go together." An Pulin said.

"That's the best!" Duan Heming said with a smile.

"When you go to Yanjing, you must be a vassal to the Song Dynasty on behalf of Dali?" An Pulin said.

"Not bad! Today, the four Yi have declared themselves vassals to the Song Dynasty! As far as I know, dozens of large and small tribes in Tibet have sent people to Yanjing, hoping to get the canonization of the Great Song Emperor, and there are also Mongolian tribes in the northern grasslands who have gone to Yanjing to express their submission, and Annan has also sent people to worship the Great Song Emperor, and people from Dongying have gone to the Central Plains to pay tribute to the Great Song Dynasty! My Dali is a small country in Tiannan, and I was originally a courtier of the Great Song Dynasty, and now that the Great Song Dynasty dominates the world, we naturally want to congratulate the Great Song Dynasty. Duan and Ming Dao.

"All the countries of the Quartet are vassals to the Great Song Dynasty, but we in Goryeo are not like this! We went to the Great Song Dynasty this time to negotiate with the Song people. An Pulin said with a mocking expression on his face.

"Negotiations? What to negotiate? Duan Heming said in surprise.

At this time, Xiao Er brought the meal, and all three of them stopped talking anymore.

After the little two left, the three of them spoke again.

"Naturally, it's a matter of negotiating the ownership of Liaodong! We, the king of Goryeo, hope that the Han people will completely withdraw from Liaodong and give it to us completely! At that time, we Goryeo occupy a large territory in the north, and we can become a brotherly state with the Great Song Dynasty. An Pulin said.

Duan Heming looked at An Pulin with strange eyes, with both disbelief and sneering in his eyes.

"What, what's wrong?" An Pulin said.

"Why are you negotiating with Da Song? Your Goryeo national strength is far inferior to that of the Great Song Dynasty, how can you become a brotherly state? Duan and Ming Dao.

"We also have millions of people in Goryeo, and we also have hundreds of thousands of troops, which is enough to confront the Great Song Dynasty and force the Great Song to negotiate with us!" An Pulin said.

"When I was in Jiangnan, I heard that you invaded Liaodong, and it has been so long, you must be at war with the Han people, how will you win or lose?" Duan and Mingdao.

"This ...... There are victories and defeats for each other. An Pulin's face turned slightly red and said.

"I'm afraid that it's not a mutual victory or defeat, but a complete defeat!" Duan Heming sneered.

"How do you know?" An Pulin had to nod and asked rhetorically.

"Does that need to be said? The Song army was not originally considered a strong army in the world, but since Emperor Xuanwu ascended the throne, the military system has been innovated, and the Song army has become stronger and stronger! Decades ago, Western Xia could still compete with the Great Song Dynasty, but after Emperor Xuanwu ascended the throne, Western Xia was destroyed in less than half a year! Since the rise of the Jurchens, they have been extremely powerful, and the Liao State has been destroyed by the Jurchens, and they are known as invincible, but in front of the Song army, they are still not opponents! When I left Dali, I only heard that the Song army had recaptured the Central Plains and Yanyun, but when I was in Jiangnan, I heard that the emperor of the Song Dynasty once again drove a personal expedition and completely destroyed the Jin Kingdom, and the Jin Emperors were all killed! You Koreans have not fought in hundreds of years, how can you be the opponent of the Song army? Duan and Ming Dao.

An Pulin nodded silently.

"Your troops are far inferior to the Great Song Dynasty, and now you don't immediately claim to be vassals, but want to negotiate with the Great Song Dynasty?" Duan and Mingdao.

"The emperor of the Song Dynasty is very young, less than twenty years old, and the generals in the army may not obey ......," An Pulin was saying as Li Rui tugged at his sleeve.

"This matter is not for outsiders." An Pulin smiled and said.

"If you insist on going your own way, you will bring disaster to Goryeo in the future." Duan Heming smiled and said.

The three of them feasted in the restaurant, the food in the restaurant was very good, and after eating and drinking, the three of them left the restaurant together, followed by a few Goryeo guards.

"Duan Gongzi came to the Central Plains alone, and there is no attendant?" An Pulin said a little strangely.

"Not bad! I secretly left Dali and came to seal the secret order, so naturally there were no guards. Duan and Ming Dao.

An Pulin and Li Rui both felt that this period of Heming was a little weird, first, Duan Heming was delayed for half a year on the road, and he went around, and secondly, this Heming actually said that he was following a secret order, and he didn't know what he was doing in the Central Plains.

"Duan Gongzi went from Sichuan Shu to Jiangnan, and then came here, I don't know what the situation is in Sichuan and Jiangnan now?" Li Rui asked.

"Sichuan, Shu and Jiangnan were originally prosperous places in the Great Song Dynasty, and now they are a prosperous scene! The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty implemented rent reduction orders in Sichuan, Shu and Jiangnan, stipulating that the land rent should not exceed 30%, and the people became extremely wealthy in just a few years! In addition, from Sichuan and Shu to Jiangnan, almost all tax cards have been removed, and merchants do not have to pay many taxes to do business, so now there are many business exchanges between Sichuan and Jiangnan, and commerce is extremely developed! Also, the road from Sichuan and Shu to Hanzhong has been completely connected, although there is still Shu Road, but the road is much smoother than before! I heard that the official road from Hanzhong to Yanjing has been repaired! Along the coast, there are large wharves, and the whole of China is accessible in all directions! Duan and Ming Dao.

"I heard that Emperor Xuanwu and Emperor Jianyan fought a few years ago, and Sichuan, Shu, Jiangnan and other places should have suffered a lot of damage, how can it be prosperous now?" An Pulin did not believe.

"The Great Song Dynasty has a clever way of governing the country, and it is not surprising that there is a prosperous scene. If you look at Tianjin Wei in front of you, it has only been two years since it was built, and now this business and trade exchange, no city in the world can compare! In fact, the Great Song Dynasty is a vast land with a large population, as long as the policy is appropriate, it is not surprising that it will be restored to prosperity in just a few years! In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the world was also in turmoil, and the people were not happy, and when Tang Taizong Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Zhenguan's rule did not take a few years, and the world began to recover prosperity, this time it was just faster! The people in Sichuan, Shu and Jiangnan all compared the current Emperor Xuanwu to the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, and now it seems that his methods are still above the Tang Dynasty and Song ancestors. Duan and Ming Dao.

"I heard that Emperor Xuanwu is very young, he doesn't have much prestige, and his temperament is still a little weak, I don't know if it's true or not?" has come to the door of the post house, the three of them entered it first, sat in the room, and An Pulin said.

"Who are you listening to? How can such an emperor of the Zhongxing Great Song Dynasty be what you say? Duan Heming had a stunned expression on his face, incredulous.

"I once visited Emperor Xuanwu and saw that he had a gentle temperament, and there seemed to be nothing remarkable about him." Li Rui coughed and said.

"This is a big mistake! I have been in the Great Song Dynasty for more than half a year, and I have a very clear understanding of Emperor Xuanwu! What Emperor Xuanwu has done over the years has spread all over the people, and you Goryeo people don't even know anything about it. Duan Heming shook his head and said.

"Please also ask Duan Gongzi for advice." An Pulin said.

"You can ask anyone about these things, or I'll tell you! This Emperor Xuanwu was originally the eldest grandson of Emperor Daojun and the eldest son of Emperor Jingkang! Emperor Daojun's implementation of the Huashi Gang made the world chaotic, there was Song in the north and Fang La in the south of the river, and then the Jurchen arrived, and the Song army was even more vulnerable! The Seed Army is known as the strongest in the Song Army, and the Seed Master Dao is known as the first person in the Song Army, but there is still only one way to defeat in front of the Jurchen Iron Cavalry! The Jurchen army surrounded Kaifeng, Emperor Daojun and Emperor Jingkang were all captured by the Jurchens, and Emperor Xuanwu was only ten years old at the time, but he actually deceived the Jurchens with a stand-in, and he escaped from Kaifeng with Li Gang! After he and Li Gang came to Xiangzhou, who knew that he was framed by King Kang, folklore has it that with the help of Yue Fei, Emperor Xuanwu escaped from Xiangzhou, and then came all the way to Guanshan, and took refuge! This is a figure like Cao Cao, who actually wants to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes! All the ministers around Emperor Xuanwu were dismissed, and there was no cronies, so he even sent his daughter to the palace to supervise and confuse the emperor, and the emperor worked as a carpenter every day. Duan and Ming Dao.

"Carpenter?" Li Rui said in surprise.

"Yes! However, the emperor is only a carpenter to confuse the means! I heard that the emperor was very obsessed with carpenters at that time, he stayed in the palace day and night to do carpentry, and thought that Emperor Xuanwu was mediocre and incompetent, and no longer took Emperor Xuanwu to heart, who knew that Emperor Xuanwu used the hunting opportunity to secretly contact foreign ministers, and he also secretly recovered the then palace manager Lord Kang'an, and then Emperor Xuanwu on the day of his wedding, suddenly launched a mutiny to kill him! In folklore, there were many twists and turns in this matter, but they were all defeated by the emperor one by one, and the final result was that Zhe Keqiu was killed, and the emperor ordered his cronie Yue Fei to control the Zhejia army! ”

An Pulin and Li Rui listened there in a daze, and when they saw Duan Heming stopping, An Pulin said, "What else?" ”

"Then there is Emperor Xuanwu personally training his troops! Emperor Xuanwu entered the army with the dignity of the emperor, ate and slept with the officers and soldiers in the army, practiced together, and supported the emperor from top to bottom in the army! There is also a story in this, it is said that the emperor originally asked the soldiers to stand and practice to deter the morale of the army, but I don't know if it is true or not. Duan and Ming Dao.

"And such an emperor?" An Pulin did not believe.

"These things are true! There are officers and men who leave the army because they are injured, and they have all experienced these things personally! I met such a veteran when I was in Sichuan and Shu! Duan and Ming Dao.

"And after that?" Li Ruidao.

"After that, there are several pro-conquests! The first pro-conquest conquered Guanshan, the second pro-conquest to destroy Western Xia, the third pro-conquest to restore Jiangnan, and the fourth pro-conquest to destroy the Jurchens! Yesterday, I came to Tianjin Wei and heard that the emperor Li Gang had been dismissed. Duan and Ming Dao.

"Why did you strike the prime minister? I also know that he is a veteran of the Song Dynasty, and he has a very high status among the literati of the Song Dynasty, almost the first person. An Pulin said.

"Emperor Xuanwu wanted to change the law of the imperial examination, but Li Gang disagreed, so he was deposed by Emperor Xuanwu." Duan and Mingdao.

"He deposed Li Gang, didn't there be chaos in the DPRK?" An Pulin said.

"Emperor Xuanwu's prestige is even higher than that of Emperor Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty, even if he dismisses all the officials in the court and reappoints officials, I am afraid that there will be no chaos in the world." Duan and Mingdao.

An Pulin's face was a little pale, Li Rui was still asking, Duan Heming told all the things he heard about Zhao Chen, and it took half an hour for Duan Heming to finish everything.

"The Song Dynasty is stronger than us, the military strength is also stronger than ours, and they don't have a dispute between kings and ministers, so why don't they take the initiative to attack our Goryeo? Why is this happening? An Pulin muttered.

"The Song army fought all the way, the soldiers and horses were tired, and they definitely needed to rest, or the Song Emperor had other considerations. But no matter what the reason, you Koreans still want to negotiate with the Great Song Dynasty, let the Great Song Dynasty cede Liaodong, and become a so-called brotherly state with the Great Song Dynasty, this is really a bit ridiculous! I advise you to immediately declare yourself to the Great Song Dynasty. Duan and Ming Dao.

An Pulin frowned, shook his head, and said, "I, Goryeo, want to restore Goguryeo from top to bottom, how can I be a vassal to the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

"Then you're killing yourself." Duan and Mingdao.

"No matter what, I'm going to see the Emperor of the Song Dynasty first!" An Pulin said.

******

In the early morning of the second day, they left Tianjin Wei and headed for Yanjing City.

They were all riding on horses, and their walking speed was not very fast, but they watched the scenery of the sixteen states of Yanyun while walking.

Along the way, you can see countless fields, all of which are full of crops, and there are no abandoned fields at all.

You can see a lot of farmers in the field! It's early autumn, and the farmers are still busy!

In the afternoon, as the sun set, they stopped at the entrance of a village, after which they spent the night in the village.

They asked the villagers how they lived, and the villagers in the village all looked happy, and when they talked about the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Song Emperor, they all supported it from the bottom of their hearts.

"The sixteen states of Yanyun were ruled by the Liao State for more than 200 years, and the Song Dynasty ruled here for only two or three years, but all the people here supported the rule of the Song Dynasty, even the Khitans also supported the imperial court! It's amazing! After late at night, Duan Heming was in the room with An Pulin, Li Rui and others, Li Rui said.

"Whether it is Wenzhi and martial arts, Emperor Xuanwu can be called the Emperor of the World, are you still undecided?" Duan and Mingdao.

"The emperor's order is hard to disobey! We are only in charge of negotiations, and we cannot be vassals. An Pulin smiled bitterly.

Duan Heming shook his head and stopped persuading.

They observed as they walked, and it was not until four days later that they came to Yanjing City.

Yanjing City is also a prosperous scene now, needless to say, the three of them entered the Li Fan Courtyard.