Chapter 595: See You Again
Inju was less than 200 miles away from the capital of Goryeo, and Jin Chan waited anxiously in the library, but after a full month, he still did not receive a reply.
During this period, Jin Chan wrote several letters to the Goryeo court, but all of them were silent.
In the past month, there have been more and more forced grain deliveries in various parts of Goryeo, and peasants in some places have even risen up to resist.
"It seems that I need to go to Kaijing to meet Your Majesty in person!" On the morning of the third day of the fifth lunar month, Jin Can saw the grain grabbing outside again, and he couldn't help but understand it at the moment.
"Teacher, I think you're worrying for nothing! Song people really want to make a deal with us, don't worry about problems! The middle-aged Confucian student helped Jin Can and said.
"What do you know? If it is a faint monarch, it is normal to trade with us with the land, but if the Ming monarch is alive, there is absolutely no such thing as trading the land! In the past month, I have been sending people to investigate the news of the Great Song Dynasty and understand the situation of the Great Song Dynasty. Jin Can said coldly.
"Teacher, today is General Cui Zhuo Cui presiding over the world's major affairs, General Cui is now in Liaodong, even if you go to Kaijing, it is useless." Middle-aged Confucianism.
"If it's useless to go to Kaijing, I'll go to Liaodong." Jin Chan said firmly.
While they were talking, another Confucian ran in the distance, panting.
"What happened?" Middle-aged Confucianism.
"Teacher, senior brother, the vice minister is coming to Renzhou!" This Confucian Tao.
"Vice-minister? An Pulin? Jin Chan said.
"It's Lord An!" Confucianism.
"What is he doing here?" Jin Chan said.
"Lord An is going to send an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty and board the ship from the port of Renzhou." Confucianism.
"Very good, when An Pulin comes, I will see him immediately!" Jin Chan said.
"Teacher, don't you get involved in such a national event, right? You are no longer in the temple, and if you interfere in national affairs, I am afraid that some people will criticize you. Middle-aged Confucian said.
"That's not what I said! When it comes to the survival of the country, everyone has the right to speak. Jin Chan said.
Jin Can has a stubborn personality, and no one can stop what he decides.
In the afternoon of this day, An Pulin came to the area of Renzhou with a huge convoy, and the convoy was carrying grain!
At this moment, in the port of Inju, there are hundreds of large ships anchored, and the big ships are also ready to transport grain and silver.
When An Pulin passed through the town, he didn't plan to enter the town, but he was stopped by Jin Can's disciple, Jin Can was a great Confucian, and An Pulin had to follow into the town's library.
"An Mou meets the boss!" After entering a room in the library, Jin Can sat there, and An Pulin hurriedly knelt down and saluted.
In fact, An Pulin is also in his sixties, but compared to Jin Can, he is still a generation younger! Jin Chan and his father's peers have a lot of qualifications than him, and Goryeo is also respected by Confucianism, and the most important thing is to distinguish between the upper and lower and the inferior.
"Ann-sama, please take a seat!" Jin Chan said.
"Boss, I wonder what you're going to stop below?" An Pulin sat down and said.
"I heard that you are going to the Great Song Dynasty and trade with the Song people?" Jin Chan said.
"Not bad." An Pulin nodded.
"Some time ago, I sent a letter to the imperial court, I don't know if the imperial court has received it?" Jin Chan said.
"The court has received it." An Pulin said.
"Why didn't the court reply?" Jin Chan said.
"Boss, you have been away from the court for twenty years, and you don't know what the current trend of the world is! The Han people are willing to do business with us, willing to sell Liaodong to us, and the whole court and the central government are busy with this matter! If we can get the whole of Liaodong, we can restore the former Goguryeo, and we are also a northern power, so we can compete with the Great Song Dynasty, wouldn't it be good? An Pulin said.
"Greed covers your eyes! You don't see the danger anymore! Jin Chan said.
"Boss, I wonder what danger there is now?" An Pulin said.
"This may be a conspiracy of the Song people, they are just paralyzing us, and they don't really want to give Liaodong to us." Jin Chan said.
"Conspiracy? That's impossible! Master Li Ruili and I have been to Yanjing City several times, and we have already found out that the Song people really want to give Liaodong to us! The emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty hated the generals, they didn't want the generals to make meritorious contributions again, they would rather cede Liaodong! They have just experienced war and are now short of gold and silver, so they must give up Liaodong! In addition, even if it is a conspiracy of the Han people, we are not afraid, and we now have an army of 500,000 people, so what is there to be afraid of? An Pulin said.
"I heard that our Goryeo army once fought against the Song army, and it is far from being the opponent of the Song army!" Jin Chan said.
"We've failed a few times, but that's because we weren't prepared! In addition, our soldiers have not experienced battle formations, so they are no match for them! But now, after fighting them a few times, our soldiers already have the experience of killing enemies on the battlefield, and if they fight us again, we can stop them! An Pulin said.
"What if you can't stop it? You are only thinking about trading with the Song people now, and you don't watch out for the Song army at all! Jin Chan said.
"Boss, you're so worried! At least we still have the Great Wall of 1,000 miles, the Khitans and Jurchens can't come from the Great Wall, but the Han people can come over? An Pulin said.
"The Han are different from the Khitans and Jurchens, they have sailors!" Jin Chan said.
"From ancient times to the present, the role of the sailor is limited, so please relax!" An Pulin said.
"You are so arrogant, and you are arrogant when your own national strength and military strength are far inferior to the other party, this is to bring the country to a dead end!" Jin Chan said.
"Boss, if you live for another ten years, you will definitely be able to see that Goryeo was far better than it is now! Boss, if there is nothing else to do, I will take my leave! Your Majesty has ordered us to send an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty, and this time we will officially sign a contract with the Great Song Dynasty! From now on, Liaodong will be ours! An Pulin stood up and said.
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After An Pulin left the town, he continued to move forward with the convoy, and at dusk they came to a dock, where Li Rui was waiting for An Pulin.
"Lord An, why are you here now?" Seeing An Pulin's arrival, Li Rui greeted him and said.
"I've run into a pedantic old man!" An Pulin smiled bitterly.
He told Jin Can about it, Li Rui frowned, and said, "Lord An, Lord Jin used to be the prime minister of the imperial court, so he can be outstanding, and we have to listen to his words!" I think we need to remind the court! ”
"Wait until we return from the Great Song Dynasty to remind the court!" An Pulin said.
It took all night for all the grain and silver to reach the ship.
Early in the morning of the second day, a fleet of hundreds of large ships left Inju and headed west.
An Pulin and Li Rui stood at the bow of the boat, both looking excited.
"After this time, we will at least be able to get Liaoyang! On that day, General Jin Changsheng and I went to Liaoyang, which was no worse than opening Kyoto! After getting Liaoyang, we can even ask Your Majesty to go to Liaoyang, and take Liaoyang as the capital in the future! Li Rui said.
"We'd better have a good talk with the Han people, and let them give up the whole of Liaodong at once! Huining Mansion and Huanglong Mansion, they'd better let it out! An Pulin said.
Li Rui nodded.
"After we get the whole of Liaoyang, get the countless lands there, and get the millions of people there, our Goryeo will become a real great power, just like Goguryeo once was! Goguryeo was really powerful back then, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty couldn't conquer Goguryeo three times, and so will we go to Goryeo in the future! No, we will be much stronger than Goguryeo in the past, and then it will be time for us to go south to conquer the Great Song Dynasty! An Pulin said excitedly.
The red sun rose in the distance, the bow of the ship was red, An Pulin couldn't help shouting loudly and jumping constantly, and Li Rui next to him also let out laughter from time to time.
In this era, the speed of the ship was very slow, and it took them a full five days to come from Renzhou to the sea where Tianjin Wei was located.
When there were still more than fifty miles away from Tianjin Wei, the fleet stopped, and An Pulin and Li Rui continued to move forward with only ten ships.
They were also afraid of being deceived, so they had to put most of the silver and grain on the ships first, and wait until the treaty was formally signed, and the rest of the silver and grain would be shipped! Of course, they have already thought that when the time comes, they can sign a treaty with the Great Song Dynasty at sea!
After these more than ten ships came to Tianjin Wei, they were immediately received ceremoniously.
An Pulin and Li Rui set foot in the land of Tianjin Wei again, Tianjin Wei is still so prosperous, but the mood of the two is very different from ten months ago.
When they first came to the Great Song Dynasty ten months ago, they were apprehensive at the time, but now they are proud with an indescribable sense of pride.
In fact, it's not just them, it's the whole of Goryeo!
The two did not stop in Tianjin Wei for a while, but immediately headed in the direction of Yanjing City.
On May 12, the two came to Yanjing City, and it was just afternoon, and the two immediately went to meet Zhao Chen.