Chapter 743: Showdown
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Everyone can see the truth that Fan Zhongyan said, but no one says it now. Because the turmoil between Zhao Shu and Na Zhao Shi had just subsided, everyone didn't want to urge Renzong at this time, for fear www.biquge.info of stirring up variables.
Renzong also knew it in his heart, he looked at Fan Zhongyan, this old minister was still so upright, he was worried about the world first, and dared to say things that others didn't dare to say. The corner of his mouth smiled bitterly: "Fan Aiqing can rest assured that if I say jade words, I will never change." When the affairs of the Liao State are done well this time, I will establish Zhao Shu as the crown prince. β
Fan Zhongyan snorted: "The old minister is too worried, and there is one more thing, please live Mingjian." Chen Shimei is a person with outstanding strategy, and he has contributed a lot to my Song Dynasty to be able to have today. But his person's utilitarian heart is extremely heavy, and sometimes his actions should be biased, long live in one day, he is categorically loyal, but in the future, long live should be prepared in advance, when limiting his power, in order for him to continue to remain loyal. β
This sentence was really like a huge thunder in the sky, and the entire mourning hall was blown silent. Xia Sui, who was kneeling on the flank, was stunned, if it was someone else, if it was a side occasion, he would have stood up all at once.
But not now, this is Bao Zheng's mourning hall. Fan Zhongyan can rely on the old and sell the old, but he Xia Sui doesn't have the guts.
After Fan Zhongyan finished speaking, he looked at Renzong, Renzong's heart was really frightened by him, this old guy really dared to say anything, and he didn't know a time or occasion, Renzong couldn't tell Fan Zhongyan now, Chen Shimei He had already arranged it, and when the Liao State was pacified and the Middle East was opened, Chen Shimei would go to Qiongzhou to do business.
If you talk about it now, it's a big problem. Those forces that originally belonged to Chen Shimei will soon find another home, and the balance of the court may be broken. Now is the time for a new generation to take over, Renzong is selecting ministers who can assist him for Zhao Shu's future, and he doesn't want to create a powerful minister himself.
"Fan Aiqing, don't think about this matter, go back and rest."
Renzong didn't give Fan Zhongyan a clear answer, but Fan Zhongyan didn't know what Renzong was thinking. In fact, he is not a person who can't tell the difference between the occasion and the place, and he chose to say things today after some consideration.
Bao Zheng is gone, and what Bao Zheng was most worried about before his death was Chen Shimei. They haven't done a good job of this.
Fan Zhongyan actually knew for a long time that Bao Zheng could not find someone who could restrain Chen Shimei, first Wen Yanbo and Song Qi, then Sima Guang, and finally Bao Zheng fell in love with his son, they all disappointed Bao Zheng one by one, compared with Chen Shimei, they all lacked anything.
Fan Zhongyan knew that what was lacking was not something else, but a means. Chen Yuan is shameless enough, he often disregards fame and means in order to achieve his goals, which are things that Bao Zheng values can't do.
And Bao Zheng couldn't find a suitable person, because it was impossible for Bao Zheng to support a person as shameless as Chen Yuan to re-enter the court.
Although Chen Shimei is shameless, she understands righteousness, and from time to time she can find out with her conscience and do something that benefits the country and the people, if you find someone worse than Chen Yuan, then there is no way to control the matter. Therefore, Fan Zhongyan chose to tell the story at Bao Zheng's mourning hall today, and he believed that Chen Yuan would be able to hear it.
Fan Zhongyan just wanted to make things clear, and everyone sat down together to make it clear. It's better than those small actions in private. While he was still alive, he wanted to fulfill this wish for Bao Zheng, and it would be best for Chen Yuan to rein in his ambitions, but it was really not possible, and he had to force Chen Yuan to give up a certain amount of power.
As for whether it can be realized, Fan Zhongyan doesn't know, anyway, he just does his best.
However, it seems that Renzong is not too enthusiastic about it. Fan Zhongyan couldn't help but sigh when he heard Renzong turn this matter over, and made up his mind in his heart, when Chen Shimei came back from Liao this time, he must make it clear to him, preferably, in the court.
Chen Yuan did not know the news of Bao Zheng's death in Zhongjing, nor did he know that the direct consequence of Bao Zheng's death was that Fan Zhongyan wanted to have a showdown with him. In fact, it doesn't matter if you know, because Chen Yuan didn't plan to do what Fan Zhongyan and Bao Zheng were worried about, at least not yet.
All he wanted now was for JerΓΌne to surrender.
Really, Chen Yuan surrounded him for more than ten days, and there were not many soldiers left on Yelu Gollum's side. The military camp that had been set up by 70,000 or 80,000 people when he came was now empty, and only the tens of thousands of Liao soldiers who were loyal to Yelu Negulu were still accompanying him to hold on.
Another battlefield has ended, Xiao Suli's soldiers with the help of the Song army led by Yang Wenguang finally defeated the hundreds of thousands of Liao cavalry led by Xiao Bin, Xiao Bin received a letter from Yelu Gollu in a desperate situation, Yelu Gollu wrote very simple on the letter, two words, alive.
Xiao Bin surrendered, Yelu Hanba, who was stationed in Shangjing, opened the city gate without waiting for Xiao Suli to march north, and let people return to Shun with the roster of Shangjing, the Liao State has really settled, and now Chen Yuan is already planning how to send troops to fight the Arabs.
So, there really wasn't a need for Jermane Gollum to die again.
But if he didn't give up his choice, Chen Yuan would have no choice. Di Qing walked into Chen Yuan's military tent from outside: "Shimei, the person sent to persuade surrender has returned." β
Chen Yuan didn't look up at all: "Is he still not surrendering?" β
Di Qing nodded: "Yes, he asked you to give him three more days, and after three days, he will bring troops to fight you in a decisive battle." β
Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment, this is a very funny thing, why did he give Yelu Ne three days to grunt? Also, what will he use to fight himself? Just the soldiers around you who haven't eaten for a few days?
However, Chen Yuan couldn't laugh, hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, give him three more days." I asked Shaw to send someone to negotiate, did anyone come? β
Chen Yuan no longer regards Yelu Gollum as a thing, and now even if he loosens the encirclement and lets Yelu Gollum escape, these people are at most a gang of rogues, which can only cause some public security problems.
The building has collapsed, unless there is the ability of the gods, otherwise do not want to turn around.
"He didn't send anyone, he just brought you a message, saying that you can do what you see and do."
Xiao Suli's original intention was to show his deference, there was no problem with how much land the Song Dynasty wanted, and he Xiao Suli was willing to give it. But for a person like Chen Yuan who wants to be both a bitch and a memorial arch, how can Xiao Suli show that this matter has been reached through voluntary negotiation without sending someone over? Not only did he have to send people over, but he also had to be prepared to bargain with the Song Dynasty, so that it would be like the result of a negotiation between the two sides.
Chen Yuan was a little angry, and threw the brush in his hand on the table: "It's against him!" β
Di Qing was not angry, and said with a smile: "Shimei, I don't think the Liao State can use Xiao Suli as the emperor. I have a suitable person, I don't know when to say it or not. β
Chen Yuan also knew that it was not good to raise an adult, and when he heard Di Qing say this, he hurriedly asked, "Which one?" β
Di Qing hesitated: "Do you think it's okay to miss Chen?" β
Chen Yuanmeng raised his head and looked at Di Qing in shock: "Big brother, how can you have such an idea?" β
If Xiao Suli is not qualified, then Yelu Nian Chen is not. But now you don't need qualifications, as long as Song Jun supports you, anyone can sit in that position.
Di Qing lowered his voice: "There are only you and me here, Shimei, I said a disrespectful word, you should not have heard it." Since ancient times, there have been few people who have achieved high merit and have a good ending, and I believe that Banzai will not do anything to hide the bow, but if one day the new emperor ascends the throne, can you guarantee that he will still trust you as much as Banzai now? β
Di Qing was able to say these words, which really moved Chen Yuan, and only Di Qing himself would say this as a brother. Renzong is now in his fifties, and in the eyes of all those who care about Chen Yuan, as well as those who are not worried about him, this issue really must be considered.
Let Yelu Nian Chen come to Liaoguo, and send a confidant general to assist, then even if the new emperor sees that he is unhappy, he will not dare to do too much.
Chen Yuan smiled and patted Di Qing's shoulder: "Thank you, big brother, don't worry, I know how to do it." I won't let Nian Chen sit in this position, because although it looks like it is high up, it is dangerous at all times. β
Di Qing didn't say any more, there were some things that could be said once.
"Shimei, how will we divide the border with Liao in the future?"
Chen Yuan diverted the topic along the way: "The south of Shangjing belongs to us, and I am going to camp a military camp more than a hundred miles away from Shangjing." β
Di Qing nodded when he listened, he knew that Chen Yuan asked Xiao Suli to still use Shangjing as the capital, so that the military camp of the Song army was only a hundred miles away from the capital of the Liao people, and he could control the Liao State very well.
Chen Yuan said and spread out the map: "You look at a grassland, which occupies almost half of the territory of the Liao people, and it is left for them to graze, but our caravans can also come and go freely, that is to say, this grassland is shared by us and them." β
Di Qing's brows furrowed: "This is very troublesome, and there may be a lot of disputes in the future." β
Chen Yuan smiled: "Let the children solve it, don't think about finishing everything, when the children have nothing to do, they will hate us." β
When the two of them were talking, the door curtain was opened by Liu Ping: "Shopkeeper, there is news from Gaoli." β
Chen Yuan was immediately a little excited: "Speak." β
"The little king of Goryeo didn't know what strange illness he had some time ago, Lang Medicine was ineffective, and he died ten days ago, this is Li Wei's letter to you."
Chen Yuan hurriedly took it, the letter was sealed, except for Chen Yuan, no one could open it to see, if it was a private letter, he would catch the head. Chen Yuan took a cursory look. Li Wei asked Chen Yuan to change his plan on the letter.
According to Chen Yuan's original steps, there may be some ministers to solve after poisoning the little king. However, Li Wei said in the letter that the development of the situation in Goryeo was very good.
The backbone of these sticks obviously exceeded Chen Yuan's expectations, and most of the ministers in the Goryeo court changed their names to Han surnames, and they were proud of their surnames Zhao and Li surnames, while those surnamed Jin and Pu were discriminated against in Goryeo.
It's not that others discriminate against them, it's that they discriminate against themselves.
Historically, sticks are such a nation, when you take off their pants, they are comfortable, not to mention that they recognize you as a godfather, even if it is a father, it is no problem.
At the beginning, it only took a few years for Xiao Yuben to make the sticks completely surrender to them, and when the Yumoto was defeated, there were still many people who committed suicide by disembowelment for the emperor. You can see their loyalty.
Chen Yuan's methods are obviously not much worse than Xiao Yueben, and the current Goryeo is like this, after the little king died, there was no need for Chen Yuan to do anything, and those sticks actually called for becoming Song people.
(To be continued)