After the Song and Liao countries signed the peace agreement from Waqiaoguan, they sent envoys to each other's capitals. Therefore, the envoy sent by Chang Shidi this time was very low-key, and the specifications of the reception of the Great Song Dynasty were also very low, and only a member of the Ministry of Rites was sent to the post house to negotiate.

Tang Geng, the word is west. He is twenty-nine years old this year, and is a native of Tanghe Township, Danling, Meizhou. Zhezong Shaosheng and Yang Yi were the same as the Jinshi in the first year, and they were also one of the eleven people cultivated by Yang Yi in the same year, and they just moved to the Ministry of Rites from Yucheng County, Jingdong Road this year.

He is Su Shi's little fellow countryman, and he is also brilliantly written, and he is known as "Little Dongpo". It was he who contacted the Divination Department this time.

However, unexpectedly, he came to Yang's house in Jingmingfang in the evening.

After Yang Yi got the subordinate and reported, he came out of the second door, Tang Geng didn't dare to say anything, Yang Yi smiled modestly: "Brother Tang Nian doesn't have to be formal, please." ”

The ancients paid great attention to etiquette, especially between the same year, because they entered the government together, the officialdom newcomers inevitably supported each other through the initial period of time, and there was a bit of a sense of common struggle. Therefore, the same year is usually closer to each other.

Although Yang Yi is now in a high position, Tang Geng and these people are also brought up by him, but it is also not good to slack off, because there are hundreds of people in the same year, and if you slack one, it will inevitably chill the hearts of others.

The two of them sat down separately, and after Yahuan finished serving tea, Yang Yi spoke first: "Brother Tang Nian, how is it today?" Has the envoy of the Divination Department explained his intentions? ”

Tang Geng arched his hand and replied: "As the scholar expected, the Divination Department is here to join hands with my Great Song Dynasty again to attack the Khitan." The condition was that after the fall of the Khitan, all the land and population of the sixteen states of Yanyun would be assigned to the Great Song Dynasty, and the Hind Divination Department would be willing to pay tribute to the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"Ministers? Hahaha! Yang Yi couldn't help laughing, Li Yuan also declared himself a vassal to the Turks back then, what was the result? Within a few years, Li Er sharpened his knife and kicked the Turks to the banks of the Volga River to herd sheep.

Tang Geng also smiled: "After this proposal was rejected, the envoy of the Hindrance Department proposed to exchange war horses for grenades. ”

In this era, the news was closed, after the Great Song Dynasty developed the flintlock pistol, it was only used in Liangshanbo and Japan, and the chief governor probably did not know that the Great Song Dynasty had this kind of weapon, otherwise he would have changed his mind to fight the flintlock pistol. In dealing with cavalry, grenades are of little use, and flintlock pistols are killers.

"Ignore him, delay him for a few days. Does Zhang Xianggong have special instructions for Brother Nian? ”

"Not really, the other princes don't even bother to ask about it, hehe."

"Although I have nothing to talk about in the Song Dynasty and the Divination Department, but Brother Nian should not wait to ignore it, the more difficult it is to produce results, the more admirable it is when you make achievements, Brother Nian has just entered the Ministry of Rites, and others are afraid that they will despise Brother Nian, so Brother Nian will speak with his results."

"Thank you for your advice."

"It's just gossip between you and me, I can't talk about pointing, the Great Song Dynasty is now friendly with Liao, and the imperial court has to take care of the image, so it is only the low-standard reception of the envoy of the Divination Department, but in fact, as a specific receptionist, you can do some things on the fly, such as giving some vague information to the Liao envoy in Beijing, making him suspicious, and the Liao side has a reaction, so you can talk a lot."

"Thank you, Fellow." Tang Lu's face was happy. Yang Yi has been an envoy to Liao, and has conducted many negotiations with Liaoxia, which can be described as rich experience, and Tang Geng is not happy to have his guidance.

Yang Yi said with a smile: "But this scale must be mastered by the young brother, the key is to make the Liao envoy suspicious, and there is no evidence that the Great Song Dynasty is in contact with the Divination Department." It is not in the interests of the Great Song Dynasty to tear his face with the Liao State now, and it is not possible to leave the impression of the Qin Dynasty and the twilight of the Chu Dynasty and sow discord on Siyi. ”

Now the Great Song Dynasty wants to organize a group of minions in the Western Regions to deal with the Black Khanate, you want to make people obedient, in addition to the coercion of force, the image of the country must be paid more attention, if you lose the banner of righteousness, others will definitely obey the yang and the yin, and deviate from morality.

Yang Yi stayed for a banquet, Tang Geng had just left after dinner, and the porter came to report that there was a person who called himself Anu who asked to see him.

Yang Yi was a little strange, and after thinking for a long time, he remembered that there was a personal guard named Anu at the bottom of the long jurisdiction.

"Go and invite people to the flower hall, where will I meet the guests."

"Yes, Great Official."

Yang Yi walked along the eaves of the corridor to the flower hall, a faint smile appeared on his face, the messenger sent by the chief jurisdiction this time was called Bria Thorn, according to the information sent back by the staff pavilion, Bria Thorn was equivalent to a clerk at the head of the long jurisdiction.

Yang Yi was wondering, how could the chief minister send a small clerk to come if he wanted to cooperate with the Great Song Dynasty?

Dare to love the Lord here!

Anu is a strong figure, brave in battle, and has followed the left and right since the beginning of the army under the Chang Jurisdiction, and now he is a general under the Long Jurisdiction, but this time he came to Tokyo silently disguised as the retinue of Bria Thorn, and chose to worship Yang Yi after nightfall, which in itself reveals a lot of information.

"Anu meets Scholar Yang!"

"General Anu doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Fellow Young." Anuna's burly body straightened up, he had multiple braids on his head, coiled together, and the bright lights in the room hit his face, which showed that there was an extra scar on his forehead, like a centipede crawling on the forehead, looking extremely hideous.

The expression on his face was much calmer than at the beginning, and he had the awe-inspiring style of a general.

Yang Yi glanced at it for a moment, and then smiled faintly: "After a few years, I don't know if the general of the long jurisdiction has always been good?" ”

Anu was a little stiff in terms of language and etiquette, and he replied with a fist: "Our general is fine, our general asked me to bring some gifts to express my sincere greetings to Master Yang." ”

After he finished speaking, he beckoned, and the two strong men outside the door immediately carried into a large wooden box, Anu walked up and opened it, and the jewels suddenly reflected the flower hall.

"Our general said that a few gifts should be regarded as a continuation of the old friendship with Master Yang, and I hope that Master Yang will not refuse."

Refuse? Wealth and beauty, I like it in my life! Why do you want to excuse yourself?

"Good! Good! General Chang Zhidi is too polite, since General Chang Zhidi has said this, then I will be disrespectful. Now that General Laoanu is there, I also wish General Chang Zhidi good health and all the best. Yang Yi smiled haha.

Anu is a straightforward person, as soon as he saw Yang Yi accept the gift, he immediately said: "Bachelor Yang, when I blocked the division and the Great Song Dynasty to cooperate in attacking Western Xia, the two sides formed a deep friendship, and our general has always respected Bachelor Yang. Bachelor Yang rest assured, after the matter is completed, in addition to ceding the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Great Song Dynasty, our general will give Bachelor Yang another big gift. ”

"General Anu is coming from afar, please have tea."

Anu frowned and asked, "Doesn't Master Yang want to know what gift our general gave you?" ”

Yang Yi put away his smile, shook his head and said solemnly: "It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't, the general of the Chang Zhidi thinks that he overestimates me, and the matter of sending troops to attack the Khitan is too big, and I am definitely not the only one who has the final say, this official is more than willing and not enough!" ”

"I also hope that Bachelor Yang will consider our general's suggestion, if Bachelor Yang can promote the Great Song Dynasty to send troops to attack the Khitan, after the matter is completed, our general is willing to give it to the prince, and will give Bachelor Yang a fief in Fengshengzhou, even if Bachelor Yang is unwilling to go to the fief, the annual output of the fief, our general will definitely give it in full."

Fengshengzhou Yang Yi made Liao return through the state governance in Fengshengzhou, that is, the Zhangjiakou area of the later generations, that piece of land is not small, and the later generations of Shanxi Province is not bad, and this place is thriving, the long jurisdiction of Yang Yi such a big benefit, can really be regarded as a full capital.

"The love of the general of the long jurisdiction is grateful, even if the general of the long jurisdiction does not allow the official to have so many benefits, thinking of the old friendship, the official is also trying his best to lobby the Great Song Dynasty to send troops, but there is not much hope for this matter, my Great Song Dynasty has just experienced the Great War of Cutting Xia, and now he is going all out to govern the river, and the financial and material resources have spent countless amounts, and before the completion of the river control, he is simply unable to send troops to attack Liao."

Anu still had something to say, and directly refuted: "Bachelor Yang is exaggerating, I see that the city of Tokyo is extremely prosperous, ten times better than Shangjing, the people are living happily, the goods on the market are piled up, pedestrians are stepping on their heels, and there are singing and dancing everywhere, saying that the Great Song Dynasty is not capable of sending troops to attack Liao, I am afraid it is difficult to believe." ”

Yang Yi couldn't help but sigh secretly, don't look at this person's rough appearance, his vision is not bad, a country's war potential is directly reflected in the degree of people's livelihood and prosperity, which can be observed from the people in the market.

Yang Yi smiled and said: "General Anu sees only the surface, Tokyo has a large population, so it naturally seems more prosperous, and the lives of various heroes and nobles are indeed rich, but it is their business that they have money, and the money from my Great Song Dynasty treasury has been invested in the governance of the river, if you want to send troops to fight, unless you go to rob the money of these heroes and nobles, I believe General Anu also understands that this is impossible." ”

Seeing that Yang Yi just didn't let go, he was very anxious, and he wanted to persuade again, but Yang Yi didn't want to waste more words on this matter, so he preemptively said: "General Anu, thinking about the friendship of the past, this official will try his best to lobby the ministers of the DPRK and China, hoping to promote the Great Song Dynasty to send troops, but whether it will be successful or not, this official really dare not guarantee it." ”

Yang Yi said this, Anu also knew that he couldn't persuade him for a while, so he retreated and begged: "Bachelor Yang, our general is willing to exchange some thunderbolts with the Great Song Dynasty for the price of the past day, this matter should not be difficult for Bachelor Yang, and I hope that Bachelor Yang will help promote this matter, as long as Bachelor Yang agrees, we will also have a heavy thank you after the military." ”

"To tell General Anu the truth, a small amount is okay, it's not that I don't change it in the Great Song Dynasty, it's really not, the production of thunderbolt melons is extremely cumbersome, my Great Song Dynasty doesn't produce much, and the inventory was exhausted during the summer, and now some are produced, which is not enough for the forbidden army, so even if I want to help the general under the jurisdiction of the chief, it is impossible to make up too much."

"Anu has thanked Bachelor Yang Yi first, and I hope that Bachelor Yang will do his best, the more the better, and there will be heavy thanks afterwards."

The situation in Chang Zhidi is not optimistic now, and it doesn't hurt to sell him some grenades, anyway, this thing is effective in attacking the city, but it is not very effective against cavalry.

In short, between the Divination Department and the Liao State, whoever is weak will help whoever is weak, and it is only right for them to fight slowly, and the Great Song Dynasty still needs to take a breath, and in another two or three years, when the river control project is completed, it will be good to expand outward.

(To be continued)