Chapter 354 Economic Sanctions
Hao Ren was wearing a pale yellow round-necked narrow robe, sitting firmly on it, several civil and military generals, sitting in two compartments, Chen Da, the head of the guard, crossed the sword and the side of the guard, and the living room of the former generalissimo of the Qingfeng Army seemed small and crowded. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
"Take the envoy of Chizhou to see the driver!" Yu Que, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, snorted coldly, and the envoy of Zhao Pusheng of Chizhou, led by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, walked into the palace.
When the envoy entered the door, he made a long promise: "Zhang Ting, the envoy of the Han Dynasty, has seen His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty!" "Knock down and do three bows and nine bows!
As soon as the envoy entered the door, Hao Ren felt quite unhappy.
Chen Youliang is just a small thousand households in the past, bowing his eyebrows in front of Hao Ren, or Hao Ren asked Tianwan Ni Wenjun to borrow Chen Youliang to break Kang Maocai, and spent two boxes of jewelry to increase Chen Youliang's worth, Chen Youliang's talent in the Tianwan regime was valued, and he gradually became the commander of the Tianwan regime, and then usurped the throne and became self-reliant.
Listening to the tone of the envoy, it seems that Chen Youliang, the emperor who kills the king and stands on his own, has been recognized by Zhao Pusheng, the elder of Tianwan, and Chen Youliang has been on an equal footing with Hao Ren, they are all the kings of a country, Hao Ren is not because Chen Youliang is from a humble background, but because of his means of obtaining the throne makes Hao Ren shameless and on an equal footing with him, Hao Ren feels that he is smearing himself.
Second, Hao Ren is most jealous of this kind of humiliating red tape, and he bows three times and bows nine times, I don't know if it is the etiquette of Chen Youliang of the Han Dynasty, or the etiquette taught to the messenger by the Great Song Dynasty Rite Department, the former is fine, if it is the latter, Yu Que is not far from telling the old man!
People have to be self-aware, the farmer can't take a concubine if he can't collect three or five more buckets of grain, and Hao Ren, a slave who is a householder, can't forget his original intention because he is wearing three feet of yellow satin.
Chen Youliang Hao Ren looks down on Zhao Pusheng, but Hao Ren is quite respectful, after all, he is a comrade-in-arms who fought side by side in the past, and he is also one of Hao Ren's heroes in the Luzhou Conference, and he is also Hao Ren's important business customer.
"Excuse me! Sit! Hao Ren smiled at the guest, put on a hospitable display, and raised his hand to prevent the messenger from continuing to salute.
After all, the meeting room of the Shuaifu is too small, and the envoy only bows twice and six times, and then he has already arrived in front of Hao Ren, Hao Ren is really afraid that this messenger will have a tendon and knock down the back gable wall of the living room, and go to do the most courtesy.
Zhang Ting used to be Zhao Pusheng's close guard, and when Hao Ren saw Zhao Pusheng several times, this Zhang Ting was present, although Hao Ren didn't know what his name was, but when they met, they recognized Zhao Pusheng's person.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your seat!" Zhang Ting didn't dare not sit down, half of his fart/stock was rigidly put on the chair, ready to stand up at any time to deal with His Majesty's questioning.
"The envoy is Zhao Pusheng's close guard, why don't you serve carefully in front of Zhao Dashuai, why did you come to me?" Hao Ren asked knowingly.
Where Zhao Pusheng's envoy came, Hao Ren knew it.
Chizhou is located in a mountainous area, the cultivated land area is extremely scarce, Zhao Pusheng's army supplies all rely on the Yangtze River transportation, now the Jiang Defense Army Wu Liuqi Department has blocked the Yangtze River from Anqing to Chizhou, and isolated Zhao Pusheng in Chizhou, Qingfeng Army carried out economic sanctions on Chizhou, a grain of salt and grain can not be transported in, Zhao Pusheng's army has not known how long the grain has been cut off, and the messenger must come for this matter!
"Ordinary!" Zhang Tingli sat down and bowed, and said with tears in his eyes: "Zhao Dashuai once fought side by side with His Majesty the Great Song Dynasty, and the Great Song Dynasty had commercial dealings with my marshal such as salt, grain, and weapons, but now the Mengyuan Dynasty has not been destroyed, but the Great Song Dynasty has blocked the Yangtze River and stopped selling daily necessities to Chizhou. ”
Now Hao Ren took the lead, and he was not in a hurry to answer, but waved his hand with a smile on his face and said, "Don't get excited, messenger, sit down and talk slowly!" ”
The envoy's words were fierce and sincere, for fear that his topic would be crossed by Hao Ren, so he fooled him by the way, and bowed again: "Please also ask Your Majesty to withdraw the Jiang defense army on the river, put grain and salt into Chizhou, and the envoy Zhang Ting will thank Your Majesty for your grace on behalf of Zhao Dashuai!" ”
"Let me ask you, whose envoy are you?" Hao Ren knew that the topic could not be crossed, as long as he faced it directly.
With such a simple question, the envoy hesitated a little, but still replied simply: "The minister is an envoy of the Han Dynasty!" ”
"Then I have to ask your Emperor of the Han Dynasty about this matter - Chen Youliang took advantage of my attack on Li Chahan in the north to attack my rear Anqing, may I ask, isn't this a matter of 'relatives and enemies are happy'? If it weren't for the Han attack on Anqing, how could I withdraw my troops to Bianliang and get Bianliang City cheaply for nothing? I'm afraid that Richard's first seven have already burned by this time! ”
Hao Ren exaggerated and expressed Chen Youliang's mistakes, like a cannon: "Now that my handsome army has returned to the south, Chen Youliang not only did not come to the emperor to ask for guilt, but treated him as if he had nothing to do, can the loyal soul of my martyred soldiers in Anqing forgive him?" Our army is also to prevent Chen Youliang from committing border attacks in the future and blockading the Yangtze River, which is also a helpless move! ”
"Zhao Dashuai has a good relationship with His Majesty, so when His Majesty attacked Anqing, he did not send troops to attack the land of the Great Song Dynasty, why should His Majesty be difficult for Zhao Dashuai, although Zhao Dashuai and His Majesty belong to different camps, but they are also the robes of His Majesty who fight side by side!" The envoy Zhang Ting argued with reason.
Zhao Pusheng of Chizhou, for the Southern Red Turban Army, is indeed loyal, and his character is superior among the heroes.
Chen Youliang killed Xu Shouhui and became self-reliant, the Southern Red Turban Army no longer existed, Zhao Pusheng still regarded the Han Dynasty as the remnant of his master Peng Yingyu, and Chen Youliang was his own lord.
Hao Ren thought that he was a loyal and righteous person, so since returning to the north, he sent envoys three times to appease Zhao Pusheng, since Zhao Pusheng didn't want to go to war with Hao Ren and hurt his old friendship (there are also factors that can't be defeated), and he didn't want to betray the Han and tarnish his reputation, three times to appease, naturally in vain.
Hao Ren was forced by the pressure of Li Chahan in the north, and it was not suitable to use troops on a large scale, so he could only stop business contacts with Zhao Pusheng, impose economic sanctions, and at the same time send a naval army to blockade the Yangtze River, cutting off Zhao Pusheng's connection with the Han Dynasty.
Chizhou is located in the lower reaches of Anqing, like a nail embedded in the land of the Great Song Dynasty by the Han regime, and Hao Ren's heart is like a mirror, no matter what Zhao Pusheng's character is, he can't pay attention to brotherhood, and no matter what, he can't let Zhao Pusheng continue to exist in Chizhou and threaten the safety of his hinterland.
Shi Nai'an saw that Hao Ren was silent, for fear that Hao Ren would be moved by compassion and leave a way for Zhao Pusheng to live, so he stepped forward and counted the messenger and said: "Your family Zhao Dashuai, I really don't know what is wrong, how much favor did His Majesty of my family give Zhao Pusheng in the past?" If it weren't for the help of His Majesty in my family, Zhao Pushengan would have been able to occupy Chizhou? If it weren't for His Majesty my family inviting him to attack Zhu Chongba, how could his territory expand? And Chen Youliang is a usurper who killed the king, but Zhao Pusheng regards him as the right master, isn't it good or bad? ”
These words of invitation can only be said by Hao Ren's subordinates, and Hao Ren can't say it in any way in order to maintain his image.
"Hey!" The envoy sighed and said: "There are indeed many people in the army who say this, but my marshal regards the Han regime as the hard work of the ancestor Peng Yingyu, and Zhao Dashuai can't bear to see Peng Zu's hard work go down the drain, His Majesty the Great Song Dynasty's kindness, my marshal has already understood it, and Zhao Dashuai only has one thing to ask for Your Majesty!" ”
"I have a deep friendship with Zhao Dashuai, but the envoy said that it is okay!" Hao Ren looked generous, still singing with a white face.
"Meng Yuan's power is still huge, Marshal Zhao doesn't want to fight with His Majesty, he just asks His Majesty to let go of a way out and let our army out, Marshal Zhao promises to only fight Meng Yuan, never go to war with His Majesty!" The envoy had no choice but to throw out his bottom line and beg Qingfengjun to let him live.
(To be continued.) )