Chapter 717: Harboring Evil Intentions
And now, you can get it back without spending a single soldier, every penny and a drop in the ocean! "Anyone who hears this news will probably be unable to resist its temptation! Especially when you have been infected with wind chill several times and your head is not clear!
Zhao Chen touched his forehead, and after a burst of ecstasy, he looked a little painful: "Slow down, this is not right, this is not right, why are the Jurchens?" Xu Wei didn't withdraw his troops? I remember to withdraw! β
"Back to Your Majesty, King Xu Jun has already withdrawn his troops back to Xingyuan, oh!" Speaking of this, Zhao Ding remembered that he had forgotten one thing. took out a recital from his sleeve, got up and asked Shen Xue to forward it, and then said, "This is the Sichuan Shaanxi Xuanfu disposal book received the day before yesterday, because His Majesty is sick, so he has been staying in the middle book." β
Sichuan, Shaanxi, Xu Wei's book has always been Zhao Chen's favorite to see, so as soon as he took over, he immediately opened it to see. In October, King Wushu of Jinliang sent Han Fang to Xingyuan, and the first proposed peace. But the Xuanfu Disposal Division had no authority to deal with this matter, so Xu Wei did not meet Han Fang, nor did he say anything, and sent him back directly.
Zhao Chen's head was not very bright at this time, and after looking at it, he didn't notice anything unusual, so he closed it and handed it to Shen Ze, and said suspiciously: "That's weird, Xu Wei has already withdrawn his troops......"
"The minister guessed that after this battle, the Jurchens already knew that not only could they no longer pose a threat to our Great Song Dynasty, but also understood that it might be difficult to resist the offensive of our army for a while. Therefore, this is a decision, with the attitude of taking the initiative to seek peace, and then return the land of Huaidong in Henan, so as to seek the two countries to strike the troops and win the opportunity for them to recuperate and recover! Zhao Ding predicted optimistically.
Zhao Chen listened to it and felt that it made sense. The surprise came too suddenly, he accepted it for a while, covered his head and said: "This matter, I, I know, Zhao Qing will go" You and Xu Qing will meet the envoy of the northern country first, and I will consider this matter carefully. β
Zhao Ding knew that the emperor needed to rest, and he didn't want to disturb him for too long, so he got up and said goodbye: "I hope that Your Majesty will take care of your body, and the ministers should do their best to share your Majesty's worries." β
"Very good" In my illness, you and Xu Qing will contribute more to state affairs. Zhao Chen said.
After Zhao Ding left, Shen Ze served him back on the couch, and after lying down, Shen Ze was about to leave, when he suddenly heard the emperor say, "You come back." β
"What else does the official family command?" Shen Ze asked.
"Do you think that's weird? The Jurchens only had one request for a truce and a halt, and then promised to return the land of Huaidong in Henan, which ...... Isn't that easy? Zhao Chen wondered.
Shen Ze smiled: "Didn't Zhao Xiangfang just say it? Because this time the king of Xu Jun led his troops to recover half of the east of the river, and the Jin people were discouraged, so he did not want to conflict with our dynasty again, so he would rather return to Huaidong, Henan, and exchange land for time. β
Zhao Chen listened, pressed the quilt by himself, and said to himself: "It's true, Han Shizhongsen said that the Jin army on the front line of Tokyo was frequently mobilized in the second half of the year, and they all went to the north. It seems that the Jurchens focused their defense on the west, "they can't take care of the Central Plains and Huaidong, so it is better to return them to the court." β
"Even if Beiyi doesn't pay it back, isn't the official family planning to raise troops to seize it?" Shen Ze knew what the emperor liked to hear.
Sure enough, as soon as this sentence entered his ears, Zhao Chen felt very useful, even if he was lying down, he nodded hard and said, "Reasonable!" If he doesn't return it, I will take it as soon as possible! "Speaking here" paused, and suddenly sighed, "Alas! It's not easy! In the past 20 years, how much food has been spent, how many soldiers have been folded, and finally the Jurchens have been soft! β
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, ZTE is coming!" Shen Zegu bowed.
"Haha, get up! It's still too early to celebrate! To recover the two rivers "soldiers arrive in Yanyun, it's not too late to celebrate!" Zhao Chen smiled. From this point of view, "this time the Jin people took the initiative to sue for peace, and the Great Song Dynasty had no reason to refuse." β
"The other party only asks for a truce and a boycott" to return Henan to who is the east, how to refuse? Shen Zedao.
"Okay, that's good! I'm finally worthy of my ancestors! Zhao Chen was full of emotion.
After talking for a while, Shen Xue said: "Your Majesty rests in peace, with this joy, I believe that the royal body will recover soon!" β
"Hmm." Zhao Chen responded, and suddenly remembered the book of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and he said: "Don't worry, you can take the book of Sichuan and Shaanxi to me again." β
"This ......,... Your Majesty should not see the wind, or how about a little slave reciting for Your Majesty? Shen Ze suggested. After obtaining permission from the emperor, he took the transcript and opened it to read.
Because before, Zhao Chen had already read it once in general, because he was carried away by surprise, and now he almost doesn't remember what was written in the notebook, so he has to be serious. When he heard that the conditions proposed by Han Fang to Xingyuan included "a truce and a boycott" and "suspension of the Song-Liao Alliance", he hurriedly stopped: "What? Termination of the Song-Liao Alliance? You, look carefully! β
Shen Ze's eyes widened and he looked at it again, and affirmed: "It's indeed written like this in the notebook. β
Zhao Chen was in a mist of water, the Jin envoy came to Hangzhou, and there was only one condition for Beiyi, that is, a truce and a boycott of the war, where did the "suspension of the Song-Liao Alliance" come from? He didn't believe it, so he asked Shen Xue to take it, handed it to him, and looked at it, it was written clearly in black and white, and sure enough, there was a sentence "Suspend the Song-Liao Alliance".
Monstrous absurdity! Could it be that there are two versions of the peace plan of the Jin State? One for the central government, one for Sichuan and Shaanxi? Just when he was puzzled, Shen Xue suddenly said: "No, the Jin people asked for peace, why did they send someone to Sichuan and Shaanxi?" Shouldn't you send it directly to Jiangnan? β
Zhao Chen listened to it in his ears, thought for a moment, his face changed suddenly, and then he was suspicious. After a while, Shen Xue found that the emperor's expression was wrong, and said tentatively: "Official, Beiyi shouldn't think that this is such a big thing, and King Xu Jun can ...... How's that? β
"It's okay, Xu Wei didn't meet the golden envoy at all, and he didn't make any statement, his external position is very safe. What I suspect is this one, the suspension of the Song-Liao Alliance. Zhao Chen said in a deep voice.
Shen Xue didn't seem to understand, and said in confusion: "The official family means "..."
"I was thinking, if this article was really mentioned by the Jurchens, why didn't they say it when they officially sent envoys to the court? If not, then "......" Speaking of this, Zhao Chen's face became more and more gloomy.
Shen Zezhen "The papier-mΓ’chΓ© lantern lit up at a moment", and immediately said: "That's what the people in Sichuan and Shaanxi added themselves!" β
Zhao Chen didn't respond, if this was Xu Wei's added oil and vinegar, then his purpose was ...... I'm afraid it's not hard to guess. That is to obstruct the negotiation of peace. And why did he do it? Why?
In terms of Xu Wei's position, he is one of the commanders of the army, and he has a firm stance on the main battle, and he definitely does not want Song Jin to negotiate peace, but looks forward to directly attacking Yanyun, which is understandable and tolerable.
But, on the other hand. The reason why the commander-in-chief of the armed forces represented by Xu Wei has the position of great power he holds today is, in the final analysis, forced by the situation. In order to resist Jin, he had to delegate some power to the hands of the military ministers. Once there is no need to resist gold, there is no need to fight, and there is no need for these military ministers to hold heavy troops anymore! At that time, it will be time for these people to hand over power! Xu Wei obstructed the negotiation of peace, to put it bluntly, he just didn't want to hand over power. With his position, the forces do not want to hand over power, what does he want to do?
This cannot be tolerated!
Thinking of this, Zhao Chen felt a wave of anger rushing to the top of his head, and blurted out: "Go!" Summoning the Zaizhi to see you! β
Seeing that the emperor was angry, Shen Ze, who was still very worried about his condition before, walked outside without saying a word, and just crossed the threshold, the emperor's broken shout sounded behind him: "Slow!" β
Shen Ze had already stepped out with one foot, but he didn't retract when he heard the word "slow", so he kept his original posture and waited for the latest instructions.
Zhao Chen sat up wrapped in the quilt, his eyes wandered, and he pondered this matter carefully. When he thought about it carefully, he felt that it was wrong, Xu Wei didn't need to do this at all. Han Fang entered Shu, and at the same time that he proposed peace to the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Division, Jin Ting had already sent a mission. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the book of Sichuan and Shaanxi to arrive in Hangzhou at about the same time as the Jin State mission.
This also shows that the Jin people did not plan to ask Xu Wei's opinion first, and then formally send an envoy to sue for peace, and Han Fang's entry into Shu was just a formality! And Han Fang may have indeed said the words "suspend the Song-Liao Alliance", otherwise, Xu Wei would have no reason to make up such a clause. Because if he fabricated that as soon as the official envoys of the Jin State arrived in Hangzhou, they would naturally have to debunk it, which would not do him any good.
Are the Jurchens trying to provoke the relationship between my monarch and minister?
"Humph!" Zhao Chen sneered.
Hearing the emperor laughing, Shen Xue retracted his feet and said in surprise: "Why are the officials laughing?" β
Zhao Chen said his guess, and said: "It seems that the Jin people were indeed frightened by Xu Wei, and they did not hesitate to do this counter-plot to provoke the relationship between my monarch and ministers, but unfortunately, the means were too clumsy." β
Shen Xue was silent, looked at the complacent emperor for a moment, and whispered: "Official, King Xu Jun has made the Jurchens so scared that they want to cut him off by any means," "Well, it's true. Zhao Chen said with a smile.
"The official family, the little slave is saying that King Xu Jun has scared the cruel and unkind Jurchens to such an extent." Shen Xue didn't know why, so he said it again.
Zhao Chen didn't come back to his senses for a while, looked at him and said, "I know." Shen Xue stopped talking, only looked at the emperor, Zhao Chen saw something in his eyes, and suddenly fell into silence. Yes, Xu Wei has made the invincible Jurchens afraid to this point......... Zhongshu Province, the political affairs hall.
The government hall is the place where the prime minister works, also known as the "three provinces capital hall", where the chief and deputy prime ministers work. In fact, the government hall is the "government" and "east government", and the "privy council" and the "west house" are in charge of civil and military power. However, in recent years, the Privy Council has gradually become a decoration and has become a "retirement home", and some old ministers who are approaching retirement age or have lost the trust of the emperor have been arranged to take up posts in the Privy Council, and the functions and powers of the Privy Council that were originally in charge of military affairs have been assembled in the political hall. Therefore, this can be called the highest organ of power in the Great Song Dynasty, regardless of military and political affairs.
As soon as the emperor fell ill, the leaders here were actually the top decision-makers, and with a stroke of the pen, the impact was far-reaching. And because Xu Liang is the second minister, he has more power in his hands, because he is in charge of military affairs. And the two governors who just arrived are obviously "unable to help" for the time being.
Xu Liang is very busy in his office hall, he has long been accustomed to this kind of busyness, and he also enjoys this kind of busyness, others want to be busy, do you have this opportunity?
After approving a stack of official documents, he rummaged through the desk, and after a while, he shouted out, "Someone." β
An assistant official heard the sound and entered, "Does the minister have an order?" β
"Where did the Sichuan Shaanxi Xuanfu dispose of the book that I received the day before yesterday go? Why can't I find it? Xu Liang asked.
"Oh, Zhao Xiang came to fetch the son before." The official replied.
"What? I already gave it to him the day before yesterday, so what is the use of taking it? Xu Liu said to himself. After a moment, I felt uneasy, and ordered, "You go and get it back immediately, just say I want to see it." β
The official took the order and left, and came back after a while to report: "Zhao Xiang said that he is no longer elsewhere." β
This shocked Xu Liu! After thinking for a while, he got up and walked towards Zhao Ding's office hall, the office hall of the prime minister and vice minister was close, and it was there in the blink of an eye, after entering, seeing that Zhao Ding had nothing to do and was in a daze there, Xu Liu asked: "Zhao Ben, the book of Sichuan and Shaanxi.................."
Zhao Ding glanced at him and said calmly: "I just came back from the Son of Heaven's bedroom." β
"You!" Xu Liu's eyes were stunned! The surprise is still outside, and more is annoyance! "The official family is sick and needs to recuperate, why bother? Besides, such a major event, "even if you want to face the gentleman, I should go, maybe you and I will go together, why is Zhao Xiang alone.........
Zhao Ding said seriously: "I think Xu Xiang should avoid this matter." β
Xu Liu pondered his words and said in a deep voice: "What does Zhao Xiang mean by this?" β
"You know." Zhao Dingdao.
"I really don't understand!" Xu Liu's face was gloomy.
Zhao Ding stared at him for a long time, exhaled, got up and stepped forward to cover the door, and then said: "Xu Xiang, I believe you can also see the problem here." β
"Please make it clear." Xu Liu looked directly at the other party.
"The golden envoy is already in the city, and the other party has only one condition, a truce and a halt. Isn't it strange that Ran Chuanshan came up with "but there is one more sentence in the book, suspend the Song-Liao Alliance"? Zhao Ding said.
Xu Liu snorted: "What do you want to say?" β
"What I want to say is that Sichuan-Shaanxi" ...... King Xujun's play, out of thin air, suspended the Song-Liao Alliance, come, why? Zhao Ding said.
Xu Liu sneered: "Do you think this is made up by Xu Wei?" Want to thwart Song Jin's peace talks? β
"No, there is no need for King Xu Jun to do this, and it is impossible to do this." Zhao Ding was very sure.
"That'......,... Xu didn't understand. Xu Liudao.
"Since it wasn't made up by King Xu Jun, it was intentional by the Jurchens. Bao Jie sent Han Fang to Xingyuan, and this extra sentence was deliberately done by the Jurchens, "Its purpose is nothing more than to instigate the imperial court to distrust King Xujun." Zhao Ding pointed out the problem sharply.
Xu Liuyi frowned: "Since you know, why do you have to be like this?" β
"That's the problem, why did the Jurchens instigate?" Zhao Ding asked. Seeing that Xu Liang didn't answer, he replied himself, "Because they are afraid of the king of Xu Jun like a tiger, they will do whatever it takes." If you can make the Jurchens so afraid, can't you .........", Xu Liu didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and immediately retorted: "My brother's name of loyalty and courage is known in both the north and the south!" β
"I know, I know." Zhao Ding reassured. "It is precisely because of this that it is most appropriate for me to come forward to meet you in this matter, and it will inevitably be inconvenient for you to go."
When Xu Liu heard what he said, his anger eased slightly, and he asked, "Is the Holy Lord poisoning?" β
"I don't know, I only presented the Sichuan Shaanxi performance book, and I didn't say much." Zhao Dingdao. Seeing Xu Liu's frowning slightly, he added, "Xu Xiang, don't worry, the official family will naturally figure it out, otherwise, you and I should be urgently summoned to see you at this time." β
Xu Liu thought about it, and most of the anger in his heart disappeared, so he sat down in his office hall and said, "Zhao Xiang, since you talk about this matter, you and I have to discuss it well, this time the Jurchens sue for peace, how will I respond." β
Zhao Ding also attached great importance to this, and sat down beside him: "To be honest, I think it is possible to negotiate peace, the land of Huaidong, Henan, does not cost a single soldier, why not?" β
Xu Liang shook his head: "It's not that simple, have you forgotten the Khitans?" β
"Khitans?" Zhao Ding was stunned for a moment. As Xu Wei said, the connection with the Khitan was facilitated by Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the imperial court only received the Liao envoy at the end, and basically did not make any efforts. The reason is very simple, it's not what you do, you won't be impressed, and you won't take it too seriously. So when Xu Liu mentioned the Khitans, Zhao Ding didn't react for a while.
"Oh, what does Xu Xiang mean is that if we negotiate peace with the Jurchens, it may cause dissatisfaction among the Khitans?"
"Dissatisfied? Dissatisfied? Xu Liulian said twice. Just dissatisfaction? Zhao Xiang and Song Liao exchanged national credentials and concluded an alliance! If the Great Song unilaterally negotiated peace with the Jin State, where would the Khitans be? You must know that this time the Khitans were defeated! But because the Khitans and we are allies, the Jurchens admit defeat to the Great Song Dynasty, and they must also admit defeat to the Khitans! That's the rule! But now that the Jurchens don't mention the Khitan, they only ask for peace with the Great Song Dynasty, can the Khitans give up? β
Zhao Ding really didn't think about this problem, and when he heard him say this, he questioned: "Why is this so? β
"I didn't think much about it at first, but it was the sentence of Sichuan and Shaanxi that suspended the Song-Liao Alliance and reminded me that this is probably the main purpose of the Jurchens!" Xu Liu's railway is unequivocal.
Zhao Ding moved in his chair, looking a little uneasy: "Xu Xiang is saying that the Jurchens sued for peace and returned to Huaidong, Henan, and their main purpose was to destroy the Song-Liao Alliance?" β
"Exactly! It is true that there are plans to exchange land for time, but more importantly, it is to destroy the alliance between Song and Liao. Xu Liudao.
"With so much land, is it not worth the loss?" Zhao Ding questioned.
Xu Liu said categorically: "No!" The Jurchens did this, which just shows that what they are most afraid of is the Song-Liao Alliance! Do you think, the first time Song Liao joined forces, half of Hedong was gone, if there was a next time, wouldn't Yanyun be gone? It is reasonable that the Jurchens have difficulty sleeping and eating! β
Zhao Ding is an active anti-war faction, and can even be said to be a radical anti-war faction, so he has this sentence: "According to the current strength of our army, even if there are no Khitans, we can still recover the lost land and help Zhongxing, right?" β
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