- After listening to Chen Ke's words, Yelu Derong was a little confused, in order to make him more clear, Chen Ke boiled down the problem to one sentence: "Keep peace with the Great Song Dynasty, your emperor's position will be very stable, if there is a war with the Great Song Dynasty, your emperor will be in danger of being robbed of his seat." Excuse me, who came up with this bad idea? ”

Yelu Derong's face turned pale, and he would not tell Chen Ke that the one who provoked their emperor to take advantage of the fire this time was none other than Nelugu, the son of Yelu Chongyuan......

"What's more, our Da Song is just a soft persimmon pinched at will?" Zhao Zongji said in a deep voice: "Back then, you had Emperor Shengzong, Xiao Tianhou, and unfamous generals like Yelu Xianzhen, and you still had blood flowing on your head in my Great Song Dynasty. At the beginning, if the first emperor of my family followed the advice of the generals and sent troops to cut off your back road, it would be a problem if your Khitan clan was still there! ”

After a pause, he continued aloud: "Now, my Great Song Dynasty has thousands of miles, millions of elite soldiers, countless money and food, laws and regulations, and one heart, if you Khitan want to start a war, do you have the certainty of victory?" ”

"Nope." Yelu Derong replied honestly, but changed his words again: "But if we unite with the Xia Kingdom and attack from both sides, we will definitely win." ”

"With Tubo holding back Western Xia, they dare to come out?" Zhao Zongji sneered.

"Tubo has already married my Da Liao." For the first time, Yelu Dejung showed a victor's smile on his face and said, "How can you help outsiders?" ”

"The truth of cold lips and teeth, the Tubo people still understand." Zhao Zongji laughed and said: "If there is no Great Song Dynasty, whether it is the Liao Kingdom like a tiger or the Xia Kingdom like a wolf, they will be eaten to the scum!" After a pause, his eyes sparkled and said, "If your envoy doesn't believe it." Please return to the court immediately, and the two sides will prepare for battle, and see whose prophecy will come true! ”

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Coming out of the embassy, Zhao Zongji let out a long breath of turbidity and said, "It's really happy......"

"Where is this?" Chen Ke was not very happy and said: "Even if we have the upper hand in words, it can't change that we are the one who is being blackmailed." As he spoke, he slammed on the wall of the car and said, "There is a saying that 'weak countries have no diplomacy'." As long as the Great Song Dynasty can't win them on the battlefield, the Liao people can block us at any time! ”

"yes." Zhao Zongji thought deeply and said: "It's really a shame that my Great Song was blackmailed like this!" ”

"Hmm." Chen Ke nodded heavily and said, "Sooner or later, one day, let them pay back more!" ”

"Yes, double the payment!" Zhao Zongji was excited for a while. Back to reality: "What do you think will happen next?" ”

"Yelu Derong will definitely report to the Liao Lord, I think, they can't give up." Chen Ke said lightly: "Otherwise, where will the face of the Liao Kingdom go?" They still have to maintain the dignity of the first military power. ”

"So......" Zhao Zongji understood a little.

"There will inevitably be a lot of conditions." Chen Ke said lightly: "I remember when they said that they would cut the land or pay compensation. If you refuse to cede the land of the ten counties. and increased the year's coin to five million taels. I think the next step is to ask for a lot of money and pay it back on the spot. Five million is impossible, but if you go to zero, the ministers will almost rejoice. ”

"We've dismissed all the reasons for his land cut." Zhao Zongji said: "What kind of face do they have to ask for money? ”

"What kind of face do you want for money?" Chen Ke laughed and said: "What's more, the Liao people have also figured it out, and many big figures in our court think that spending money to buy peace." Value! Anyway, it's not them who pay for it. ”

It should be said that the Song Dynasty was on the New Year's coin. There are two different attitudes, one is the belief that 'money buys peace.' Value! This is mainly found in the civilian clique, especially among senior officials. In their opinion, the annual tax revenue of any border field will reach more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, and it will be worth it if it can be exchanged for the so-called 'peace'. It's not good to fight, it's dangerous, and you can't enjoy a good life, and you have to get involved with those annoying Qiu Ba. …,

Although he knew that if he didn't recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, Da Song always had a bright butcher's knife hanging around his neck. But what they think about is how to delay the time when the butcher's knife falls, at least not in their own office.

On the other hand, there are scholars whose blood is still not cold, young officials, and the vast number of people who 'do not know the truth', who regard the Liao people as enemies of life and death, and dream of recovering Yanyun...... For example, the current Zhao Zongji. I only heard him grit his teeth and say: "500,000 guan is enough, I don't allow me to add an extra copper plate here!" ”

"That's something you can't decide." Chen Ke sighed lightly. Zongji's attitude, I'm afraid that it will be seen by the big people as 'immature, too impulsive' and other shortcomings. Or is Zhao Zongshi, who is calm and stable, thinks about what the scholars think, and pleases them more, right?

That's almost certain.

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The carriage stopped in front of Chen's mansion, and Zhao Zongji wanted to enter the palace to report back, but Chen Ke didn't need to be with him.

Seeing the convoy heading towards Yujie, Chen Ke did not enter the house, but boarded his own carriage that had been waiting there for a long time: "Go to Yipinlou." ”

When the coachman received the order, he went to the thirteen shops. The carriage crossed the Desheng Bridge, turned west, and went up to Nanmen Street, where you saw a bustling market. A row of shops, a line of groups, shops stand on the street, in front of the store there are all kinds of happy buildings, like the flowers of the sky, all compete to open together, no one is far behind, there are still flowers and branches in front of the door, the sound of selling is as tactful and pleasant as a hundred birds contending.

This scene is ordinary and unusual, and it is said to be ordinary because in the Bianjing City of Wubao Tianhua, there are many streets that are much larger and more noisy than this. But it's so unusual, because just two and a half years ago, it was in ruins, and further on, it was a shanty town inhabited by slums.

The scene in front of us, on the one hand, benefited from the overall renovation of the thirteen shops, on the other hand, it was also because of the sudden surplus of funds in Bianjing City, those copper coins that were originally buried in the courtyards of large households, suddenly poured into the market, one to stimulate consumption, and the other to expand investment, which promoted the birth of these bamboo shoots.

The carriage stopped at the corner of the street, in front of a luxurious four-story pavilion with carved beams and paintings, which is the 'Yipin Building' opened by Chuanfu. At that time, Chuanfu came to Bianjing City with the dream of opening the world's first restaurant, and did everything he could to build this first-class building. Chen Ke helped him ask for the name of the store inscribed by the royal pen, and it was naturally an instant hit.

If there is only a brand, if there is no real material, it will definitely not be open for a long time. However, Chuanfu, the first chef in Sichuan, is not blown, he is not only better than the blue in cooking, but also proficient in hotel management and marketing knowledge taught by Chen Ke, Bianjing City is the best stage for him to show his strength.

For more than two years, Yipinlou not only did not close down after a few months as expected by its peers, but its business is getting better and better, and its reputation is getting bigger and bigger.

There's no way, those two are dozens or hundreds of years old, and they are not so easy to surpass......

At this time, Chuanfu came out, Chen Ke put away his thoughts, looked at his big disciple who opened the door with a smile and said, "Boss Cai, are you rich again?" ”

"It's not that the master doesn't know me," Cai Chuanfu said with a smile: "The more tired you are, the more you can eat, and the more you can eat, the fatter you get." ”

"That looks like I'm really tired." Chen Ke laughed loudly and said, "Let's go, look at your store, what is it doing." ”

"Master, please come in." Cai Chuanfu was inexplicably nervous.

When you enter the store, you will see the plaque of the royal pen inscribed 'Yipin Jiangshan', which is very eye-catching. The guests who came at the beginning, Shiyou, came to this plaque.

The hotel is richly decorated, the curtains are splendid, and the carved beams and paintings are ingenious. There is a pavilion in front of its pattern, there is a high platform in the back, and dozens of single rooms are set up in the pavilion, which is spacious and comfortable, and the decoration is elegant. The high platform is a place for singing and dancing, and there are 100 seats under the stage, which are equipped with art and singing for guests to have fun and relax. …,

At this time, it is the meal, the restaurant is already full, the sound of fighting, the sound of talking and laughing, and the sound of the orchestra on the high platform, it is no different from the downtown area...... Extraordinary is the characteristic of the Song Dynasty restaurant. The more noisy it is, the better the business is, if it is quiet, there is a problem with the business.

Chuanfu led Chen Ke to a quiet room on the top floor with calligraphy and paintings on the wall and elegant decoration.

In the room, a moon-white fine silk tablecloth has been laid on the Nanmu table, and cups, plates, silver, and silk scarves are neatly placed on the table; The four high-backed chairs have been covered with red velvet cushions; There is no mahogany drum-shaped stool next to the chair where the kabuki sit with the drink.

There was already a man and a woman in the room, and the two stood at the table to welcome Chen Ke's arrival.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm late." Chen Ke arched his hand and smiled: "Let Boss Chi, Qixing has been waiting for a long time." ”

Those eyes are full of veins, like the stunning enchantment of the weak willow Fufeng, it is a charming child who has been separated from the years, she was on the flower evaluation list two years ago, and she was among the top ten as she wished, so she naturally deserved to be a 'head of the line', but she said with a look of resentment: "I didn't expect the son to call the slave the head, but it was a life." ”

made Chen Ke iron and embarrassed, and smiled at the man in his fifties: "Boss Chi, Qixing is the first to make fun of me." ”

The boss of Chi is called Chi Yunshan, and he is the owner of the world's first restaurant, Fan Lou. Even the vendors in the capital who bought cha pear strips knew that the owner of Fan Lou was not an ordinary person. It is said that he will not set foot on the territory of his peers, but Chen Ke has an invitation, and Boss Chi can only obediently go to the appointment-

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It's the end of the month, so ask for a few monthly passes. Tomorrow's update is just a little more...... (To be continued)